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Collection
Production
- manufacturer: Castelli Keramik, Castelli, 1720 - 1750
- pottery painter: Francesco Antonio Saverio Grue, Castelli, 1720 - 1750
Measurements
- diameter: 28.2 cm
- height: 1.6 cm
- weight: 910 g
Inventory number
- KE 6758
Acquisition
- purchase, 1925
Department
- Glass and Ceramics Collection
Inscriptions
- signature (front) : D.r Grue f.A.17..?
- label (back side) : 57.
Description
- runde Bildplatte farbig bemalt mit Venus und Adonis in einer Landschaft mit Gebäuden, Gewässer und Bergen im Hintergrund
- Seven roundels with pastoral and similar scenes; at least four are signed by Dr Francesco Antonio Xaverio Grue (1686-1746). Probably Castelli (though he did also work in Naples for a time), by FAX Grue, c.1720-50. At least some of these are illustrated in the monograph on FAX Grue by Luciana Arbace (2005)
Last update
- 23.10.2024