id: 101706 accession number: 1920.421 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1920.421 updated: 2023-01-10 18:16:57.126000 Pharmacy Jar (Albarello), c. 1550–70. Circle of Domenego da Venezia (Italian). Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); overall: 28.9 x 16.5 cm (11 3/8 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.421 title: Pharmacy Jar (Albarello) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1550–70 creation date earliest: 1550 creation date latest: 1570 current location: 118 Italian Renaissance creditline: Gift of J. H. Wade copyright: --- culture: Italy, Venice technique: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Decorative Arts type: Ceramic find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Domenego da Venezia (Italian) - maker --- measurements: Overall: 28.9 x 16.5 cm (11 3/8 x 6 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * No existing exhibition history --- PROVENANCE J. H. Wade. date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: Featuring a fashionably clad gentleman’s torso, this pharmacy jar displays the coat of arms of the Hercolani family, who made their fortune dealing in textiles for men’s clothing. digital description: Depictions of ancient myths were a popular subject for ceramic decoration during the Renaissance. This pharmacy jar features the myth of Perseus and Andromeda. According to Greek mythology, a sea monster was sent to destroy the kingdom of Ethiopia after Queen Cassiopeia offended the sea nymphs. To appease the gods, Andromeda was chained to a rock and offered as a sacrifice to the monster. Before the creature could devour her, Perseus flew in on his winged horse and slayed the beast. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. page number: Reproduced: p. 95 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n119 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. page number: Reproduced: p. 95 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n119 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
Published as: Majolica Albarello. page number: Reproduced: p. 108 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n128 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1920.421/1920.421_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1920.421/1920.421_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1920.421/1920.421_full.tif