LARGE PLATE WITH DEEP CAVETTO AND WIDE RIM

Diameter, 39 cm.
Majolica.
Verona, Gianbattista Dalle Palle of Faenza, dated 1563.
Provenance: gift (1967).
Condition: chipping of the glaze around the edge, and slight repair at the bottom with antiquarian-type restoration.
The term «antiquarian-type» restoration here is used to indicate a conservative kind of operation tending to completely repair the object, and replace any missing pieces, so that it is once again whole. The repairs are then covered over by a paint retouch job which must so resemble the decoration and colors of the original as to render the restored portion indistinguishable from the original.
Inventario n. 15357.

The narration covering the surface shows the Presentation of Darius' family to Alexander, painted in the «compendiario style». On the back the following inscription: « . 1563 / a di 15 genaro / ... denanzi (?) alisandro magno / Jio giouan Batista / da Faenza / In verona / . M ».