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Thisbe and the lioness, plate

Thisbe and the lioness, plate
 (c. 1570-1600)

Medium
earthenware (maiolica)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
Gallery location
16th & 17th Century Gallery - Painting and Sculpture
Mezzanine linked to Level 1, NGV International

Artwork Details

Medium
earthenware (maiolica)
Measurements
4.9 × 23.9 cm diameter
Place/s of Execution
Urbino, Italy
Inscription
painted in green (vertically) on base c.: TISIBA ·
Accession Number
4412-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
16th & 17th Century Gallery - Painting and Sculpture
Mezzanine linked to Level 1, NGV International
Physical description
Painted in colours, Thisbe scared by lion at fountain, which is in form of woman with two spouting ewers.

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