Monumental drug jar with the Resurrection
ArtistAttributed to the workshop of
Virgiliotto Calamelli
(Italian, 1531 - 1570)
CultureItalian
OriginFaenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Date1549
MediumMaiolica, tin glaze, lead glaze, and thrown.
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.353a-b): 61.5 x 38 cm (24 3/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
MarkingsInscriptions on banners: '1549', 'Rodomelis', 'Anibale' and 'Faustina'
DescriptionFaenza large a quatiera pharmacy jar and domed cover with vase finial and the Resurrection. Christ is standing above the tomb holding the flag of St. George in his left hand with three figures around him reserved on a banded ground painted with panels of scrolling foliage. The contents names are in Gothic script on a ribboned hand Rodomelis in blue. The cover reserved with two classical busts before ribboned scrolls, and the interior to the cover in blue.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.353a-b
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Italian Earthenware - MaiolicaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Virgiliotto Calamelli
c.1550
Object number: G83.1.354a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
August 1743
Object number: G83.1.921
Artist / Maker: Wedgwood
c.1790-1820
Object number: G08.2.9a-d
