GOBLET WITH LOW FOOT

Diameter, cm. 24,5
Majolica
Faenza, Baldassarre Manara, ca. 1535-40.
Provenance: acquisition (1974).
Condition: fragmentary, and repaired 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.
Inv. no. 18100

The entire surface is « istoriato » or covered with narrative scenes showing the Adoration of the Child, Jesus. This composition was copied from a print by the Bolognese engraver, Marcantonio Raimondi, which in turn was inspired by a French work.