id:			124200
accession number:	1945.2
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.2
updated:		2023-08-24 11:35:23.483000

Charger Depicting the Three Graces, c. 1525. Circle of Maestro Giorgio Andreoli (Italian, 1465?–1553). Tin-glazed earthenware with gold lustre (maiolica); diameter: 44.8 cm (17 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1945.2

title:				Charger Depicting the Three Graces
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			c. 1525
creation date earliest:		1520
creation date latest:		1530
current location:		118 Italian Renaissance
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Italy, Urbino region, Gubbio, 16th century
technique:	tin-glazed earthenware with gold lustre (maiolica)
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Ceramic
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

* Maestro Giorgio Andreoli (Italian, 1465?–1553)  - maker

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measurements: Diameter: 44.8 cm (17 5/8 in.)
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edition of the work: 	

support materials:


inscriptions:

	inscription:	this plate has been broken and mended; in the repair, signature and date have disappeared.  According to catalogue by A. Darcel and A. Basilewsky (Collection Basilewsky, No. 420) name and date were on the plate.
	translation:	
	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art and Humanism in the Renaissance
	opening date:   1962-01-23T05:00:00
	<i>Art and Humanism in the Renaissance</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 23-February 25, 1962).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* No existing exhibition history

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PROVENANCE

	Alexander Basilewsky [1829-1899], Paris.
	date: until c. 1884
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	State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.
	date: 
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	(Rosenberg & Steibel, Inc., New York).
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fun fact:
In Greek mythology, the three graces represent the daughters of Zeus who embodied charm, beauty, and creativity.

digital description:
During the Renaissance, an understanding of classical antiquity was perceived to be a sign of social, intellectual, and economic distinction. Scenes from Greco-Roman mythology were prominently featured on maiolica, covering the surface in a style called <em>istoriato </em>(decorated with stories). This depiction of the three graces was likely based on an engraving by the Renaissance printmaker, Marcantonio Raimondi.

wall description:
In Greek mythology, the three graces represent the daughters of Zeus who embodied charm, beauty, and creativity.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Milliken, William M. “Majolica Plate by Maestro Giorgio.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 32, no. 3 (March 1945): 23–25.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p 24
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25141185

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 221
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n49

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 90
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n114

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 90
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n114

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 105
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n125

	Busti, Giulio, and Franco Cocchi.<em> La ceramica umbra al tempo di Perugino</em>. Milan: Silvana Editoriale Spa, 2004.
	page number: 	Mentioned & reproduced: p. 57, cat. no. 9
	url:		http://library.clevelandart.org/opac/?func=find-b&find_code=OCL&submit=Search&request=54956804

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IMAGES

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