Caption

Jug, Orvieto ceramic center; 1450– Classified as a jug. Bulky jug with an ovoid belly on a low conical foot, wide high cylindrical neck and prominent triangular spout. Wide, ribbon-shaped vertical handle. Painted in cobalt and ochre with geometric and plant patterns. Front under the spout: circular schematic rosette in cobalt alla porcellana style—a four-petalled leaf-flower with symmetrically arranged branches and rhombuses with double cross-stitching. On both sides of the reserve, highlighted by yellow and ochre borders, three zigzag rays each in the form of flames fiamme surrounding the trigram of St. Bernard. Back: vertical stripes of green zigzags. Rim: trail of triangular hatching in alternating cobalt blue and ochre. Base unglazed. 16th century, Italy; Orvieto. Vessel. Height 20 cm, width 17 cm, depth 17 cm., A ceramic pitcher with a rounded body and a narrow neck, featuring a single vertical handle down the front; the surface is mostly off-white with painted blue linear patterns and pale green decorative brushstrokes, the interior rim showing a brownish color, and the object resting on a small foot with a reflection visible on the glossy surface beneath; the background is a uniform gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_245

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (690.3Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jug Orvieto ceramic center 1450– Classified jug Bulky jug ovoid belly low conical foot wide high cylindrical neck prominent triangular spout Wide ribbon-shaped vertical handle Painted cobalt ochre geometric plant patterns Front under spout circular schematic rosette cobalt alla porcellana style four-petalled leaf-flower symmetrically arranged branches rhombuses double cross-stitching sides reserve highlighted yellow ochre borders three zigzag rays form flames fiamme surrounding trigram St Bernard Back vertical stripes green zigzags Rim trail triangular hatching alternating cobalt blue Base unglazed 16th century Italy Orvieto Vessel Height 20 cm width 17 cm depth 17 cm ceramic pitcher rounded body narrow neck featuring single vertical handle down front surface mostly off-white painted blue linear patterns pale green decorative brushstrokes interior rim showing brownish color object resting small foot reflection visible glossy surface beneath background uniform gray.