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Charger with Arms of the Vigeri Family

Charger with Arms of the Vigeri Family

1524
(Italian, 1465?–1553)
Italy, Urbino region, Gubbio
tin-glazed earthenware with gold and red lustre (maiolica)
Diameter: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1943.56
Location: 118 Italian Renaissance

Did You Know?

During the Renaissance, the powerful Vigeri family of Savona, a seaport in northwestern Italy, included numerous cardinals and bishops of the Roman Catholic Church.

Description

Italian nobles of the 1500s often expressed their wealth, social status, and sophistication by ordering large sets of maiolica that sometimes carried their coats of arms or even likenesses, usually in profile similar to portrait paintings of the period. Reserved for use at festival events such as a wedding or commissioned to mark a special occasion or an important visit, elaborately decorated utilitarian vessels in maiolica were prized as works of art by their owners and displayed as such in their residences.
  • (F. A. Drey, London).
  • Milliken, William M. "Italian Majolica." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 31, no. 1 (January 1944): 7-15. Mentioned: p 15, Reproduced: p. 11 25141102
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 222 archive.org
    Hess, Catherine. Italian Ceramics: Catalogue of the J. Paul Getty Museum Collection. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2002. Mentioned and Reproduced: P 153-54 library.clevelandart.org
  • No existing exhibition history
  • {{cite web|title=Charger with Arms of the Vigeri Family|url=false|author=Maestro Giorgio Andreoli|year=1524|access-date=26 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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