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Plate Depicting the Myth of Cadmus

Plate Depicting the Myth of Cadmus

1526
(Italian, 1465?–1553)
Italy, Urbino region, Gubbio, 16th century
tin-glazed earthenware with gold lustre (maiolica)
Diameter: 26.3 cm (10 3/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1950.156
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

This plate depicts multiple scenes from the Greek myth of Cadmus.

Description

Obeying the command of an oracle, Cadmus followed a cow to Boeotia, or “oxen-land.” There he slayed a dragon and buried its teeth in the ground. From the teeth grew a crop of warriors who fought each other until only the strongest five remained. Cadmus invited the victors to join him, and together they built the city of Thebes, where the mythological hero, Hercules (or Herakles) was later born.
  • Baron Maximilian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild [1843-1940], Frankfurt-am-Main.
    (Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., New York).
  • Milliken, William M. "Three Majolica Plates by Maestro Giorgio." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 37, no. 10 (December 1950): 210-15. Mentioned: p. 212 25141673
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 92 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 92 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 107 archive.org
    Ball, Victoria Kloss. Architecture and Interior Design. New York: Wiley, 1980. pl. 13
    K, Matthias Wagner, and Katharina Weiler. The Collection of Maximilian Von Goldschmidt-Rothschild. Köln: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, 2023. Mentioned: p. 224-225; Reproduced: p. 234, G.R.121
  • The Collection of Maximillian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild. Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (organizer) (January 28-June 4, 2023) https://www.museumangewandtekunst.de/en/visit/exhibitions/the-collection-of-maximilian-von-goldschmidt-rothschild/.
    No existing exhibition history
  • {{cite web|title=Plate Depicting the Myth of Cadmus|url=false|author=Maestro Giorgio Andreoli|year=1526|access-date=26 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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