Collection Online

Browse by artist name

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Pharmacy jar

DOMENICO da VENEZIA, Venice (manufacturer)
Pharmacy jar
(Albarello)
 (1560-1590)

Medium
earthenware (maiolica)

Measurements
18.2 × 13.0 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939

Gallery location
Not on display

Download

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Venice, Italy

Accession Number
4404-D3

Department
International Decorative Arts

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited

Physical description
"Albarello" form, painted in colours on blue ground with mens' heads in period dress amid large flowers.

Explore the collection

The victory of faith St George HARE Two old men disputing REMBRANDT Harmensz. van Rijn Gasometers at Clichy Paul SIGNAC Hero and Leander Nicolas RÉGNIER Self-portrait Joseph WRIGHT of Derby International Exposition of Arts and Techniques in Modern Life, Paris, box Paul-Marcel DAMMANN (designer) The first cloud William Quiller ORCHARDSON CANDLESTICK International Exhibition of Arts and Techniques in Modern Life, Paris, box Pierre TURIN (designer) Forest and sun Max ERNST Clouds John CONSTABLE Teacup and saucer MINTON, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (manufacturer) LADLE Tea bowl BOW PORCELAIN WORKS, London (manufacturer) Dunstanburgh Castle, north-east coast of Northumberland, sunrise after a squally night J. M. W. TURNER Weeping woman Pablo PICASSO Scaramouche and Columbine MEISSEN PORCELAIN FACTORY, Meissen (manufacturer); Johann Joachim KÄNDLER (modeller) The pioneer Frederick McCUBBIN Little Red Riding Hood Gustave DORÉ Portrait of an old lady Françoise DUPARC Hand mirror UNITED STATES, New England (manufacturer) Jug DERBY PORCELAIN, Derby (manufacturer) Clock garniture MINTON, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (manufacturer); Marc-Louis-Emmanuel SOLON (decorator) International Exhibition of Decorative Arts and Modern Industry 1925 André GIRARD The Crossing of the Red Sea Nicolas POUSSIN Sideboard, from the Langer apartment Adolf LOOS (designer) Portrait group: The singer Farinelli and friends Jacopo AMIGONI Rembrandt REMBRANDT Harmensz. van Rijn; REMBRANDT Harmensz. van Rijn (studio of) Head of Queen Nefertiti, from sculpture flanking Boundary Stela Q EGYPT, el-Amarna Table swift UNITED STATES, New England (manufacturer)