id:			124129
accession number:	1945.125
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.125
updated:		2021-03-27 12:14:22.302000

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
copyright:			

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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 <em>istoriato </em>(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.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 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