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Ancient Italian Renaissance Maiolica Crespina, Faenza, 1580 Circa
About the Item
Crespina
Faenza, last quarter of the 16th century
Maiolica painted in two colors, light blue and yellow, on a thick, rich layer of white enamel.
It measures 2.24 in (5.7 cm) in height, 6.10 in (15.5 cm) in diameter.
lb 0.55 (kg 0.25)
State of conservation: mimetic restoration.
The small cup has a raised central “umbone”, a perforated brim and a shaped rim. It rests on a high jutting foot. The "crespina" shape, in some inventories is cited as "tacce de frute" (fruit cups). It was particularly appreciated in the Renaissance and has variants based on the formal types and the different sizes. The decoration, made according to the dictates of the “compendiario” style, used few standardized colors: blue and yellow on a thick white and shiny enamel, deliberately chosen as the colour which was most reminiscent of silver. This choice derived from a trend in creative design of the era: the shapes used in the molds were often taken from metal objects. An idea which would last throughout the Renaissance.
The work shows, in the middle of the “umbone”, a winged putto stepping forward while playing a long thin trumpet.
The depiction of the putto is fully representative of the repertoire of the Faenza workshops of the sixteenth century.
Some specimens with this type of decoration have been published in a volume by Carmen Ravanelli Guidotti: there appears the whole productive repertoire of this fundamental moment of transition between the taste for the “istoriato” style and the great simplification of decoration in the “compendiario” period. This style, in its simplicity, however, saw its expression in a rather varied collection of decorative subjects, including old-fashioned busts, cupids, warrior figures, as well as “istoriato” representations, albeit done in simpler colour tones.
Bibliography: Ravanelli Guidotti C., Faenza-Faïence ‘Bianchi’ di Faenza. Catalogo della mostra, Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche, Faenza. Ferrara 1996, pp. 110 and 114.
- Dimensions:Height: 2.25 in (5.7 cm)Diameter: 6.11 in (15.5 cm)
- Style:Renaissance (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1580
- Condition:Repaired: Mimetic restoration. Minor structural damages. Minor fading. Mimetic restoration.
- Seller Location:Milano, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU4352214566251
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