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This is a round plate with colorful designs. In the center of the plate is a portrait of a person in profile. They have white skin and long, yellow hair, and they wear orange armor and an orange-and-green helmet. The figure is surrounded by yellow plants against a blue and white sky. The central image is bordered by a geometric and floral pattern in earth tones of terracotta, cream, and green. The rim is adorned with a repeated floral design, red diamonds, and green dots.

Plate with running plant border and geometric panels on well; in the center, profile bust of a man in armor

Deruta 16th Century · Italian

probably c. 1490/1520

Medium
tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Classification
Decorative Art
Period
1401 to 1500
Image size
1326 × 1200px

Description

This is a round plate with colorful designs. In the center of the plate is a portrait of a person in profile. They have white skin and long, yellow hair, and they wear orange armor and an orange-and-green helmet. The figure is surrounded by yellow plants against a blue and white sky. The central image is bordered by a geometric and floral pattern in earth tones of terracotta, cream, and green. The rim is adorned with a repeated floral design, red diamonds, and green dots.

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Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).

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