id: 124129
accession number: 1945.125
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Footed Dish Depicting Abraham and Isaac, c. 1545–63. Circle of Ludovico and Angelo Picchi. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); diameter: 7 x 27.3 cm (2 3/4 x 10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Mather 1945.125
title: Footed Dish Depicting Abraham and Isaac
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creation date: c. 1545–63
creation date earliest: 1545
creation date latest: 1563
current location: 118 Italian Renaissance
creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Mather
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culture: Italy, Urbino region, Castel-Durante, 16th century
technique: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
department: Decorative Art and Design
collection: Decorative Arts
type: Ceramic
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CREATORS
* Ludovico and Angelo Picchi - maker
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measurements: Diameter: 7 x 27.3 cm (2 3/4 x 10 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* No existing exhibition history
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PROVENANCE
Samuel Mather, Cleveland.
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fun fact:
The shape of this dish imitates the fluted, curving shape of sixteenth-century metalwork.
digital description:
During the Renaissance, scenes from the Christian Bible were prominently featured on maiolica, covering the surface in a style called istoriato (decorated with stories). This plate depicts a scene an Old Testament narrative in which Abraham believes that God wants him to sacrifice his son Isaac. Before he can carry out the deed, God sends a ram to sacrifice instead.
wall description:
In the Old Testament narrative, Abraham believes that God wants him to sacrifice his son Isaac, but before he can carry out the deed, God sends a ram to sacrifice instead.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Foote, Helen S. “Gifts to the Majolica Collection.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 33, no. 4 (April 1946): 36–38.
page number: Mentioned: p. 37
url: www.jstor.org/stable/25141269
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1945.125/1945.125_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1945.125/1945.125_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1945.125/1945.125_full.tif