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This is a photograph of a decorative ceramic vase. The vase has painted scenes and motifs across its surface. The upper portion features a seated figure, peacock-like designs, foliage, and an orange color amidst green leaves. The middle section has an inscription reading "FILIONIO." The bottom section depicts cherubs or putti, one riding on a dolphin-like creature over waves. The composition suggests an ornate, historical style, possibly reminiscent of Italian Renaissance ceramics known for vivid colors and detailed storytelling in art.
National Gallery of Art · Decorative Art
Albarello with woman spinning and putti on sea monsters
Deruta 16th Century
- Date
- c. 1500/1510
- Medium
- tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
- Dimensions
- overall (height by widest diameter): 22.3 × 12.3 cm (8 3/4 × 4 13/16 in.)
- Classification
- Decorative Art · Ceramic
- Accession number
- 2014.136.317
- Credit line
- Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection, 1926)
- Time span
- 1401 to 1500
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- Renaissance
- Putti
- Maiolica
- Acquired after publication of Western Decorative Arts, Part I: Medieval, Renaissance, and Historicizing Styles including Metalwork, Enamels, and Ceramics
- mythological
- symbol
- tin-glazed
- spinning
- genre
- Spinning
- Sea monsters
Provenance
Oskar Hainauer [1840-1894], Berlin; by inheritance to his widow, Julie Hainauer [1850-1926], Berlin; purchased 1906 with the entire Hainauer collection by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); sold 17 October 1906 to William Andrews Clark [1839-1925], New York;[1] bequest 1926 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art. [1] Duveen Brothers Records, accession number 960015, Research Library, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles: Series I.D, General business records, 1907-1964, reel 59, box 163, Hainauer collection sales ledger, July 1906-December 1909; copy in NGA curatorial files.
Inscription
on band around center: FILONIO (_Philonium_); beneath foot: undeciphered scratch marks
NGA object ID 177455. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.