majolica plate painted in seventeenth century polychrome
Coming from the furnishings of the Abbey of San Gregorio in Venice.
Formerly Asta Semenzato Venice November 2002
Majolica plate diameter 30 cm, painted in polychrome, in the center a female figure in profile and half-length is portrayed on a dotted background; a crown of leaves with berries and two rosettes is drawn along the brim. Along the frames there are ornamental brushstrokes.
Montelupo 17th century.