Francesco Xanto AVELLI (decorator)
Beautiful Dido receives Aeneas at Carthage, bowl
(c. 1522-1525)

Medium
earthenware (maiolica)

Measurements
5.1 × 25.9 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1976

Gallery location
16th & 17th Century Gallery - Painting and Sculpture
Mezzanine linked to Level 1, NGV International

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Urbino, Italy

Inscription
painted in blue on inside of rim l.r.: ˄ F ˄ R ˄

Accession Number
D4-1976

Department
International Decorative Arts

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

Physical description
Wide flat rim painted with Dido and attendant receiving Aeneas, foreground fallen broken column and tablet.

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Francesco Xanto AVELLI (decorator)
Beautiful Dido receives Aeneas at Carthage, bowl
(c. 1522-1525)