Plate with Hero leaping to her death from her tower and the drowned Leander; in the center, a shield of arms

Francesco Xanto Avelli

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Plate with Hero leaping to her death from her tower and the drowned Leander; in the center, a shield of arms

Francesco Xanto Avelli

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Artist: Francesco Xanto Avelli
Date: 1538
Medium: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Dimensions: overall (diameter): 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)
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Francesco Xanto Avelli, Plate with Hero leaping to her death from her tower and the drowned Leander; in the center, a shield of arms, 1538, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), National Gallery of Art, Washington.

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Plate with Hero leaping to her death from her tower and the drowned Leander; in the center, a shield of arms

More works by Francesco Xanto Avelli

Shallow bowl on low foot with the Conversion of Saul

Broad-rimmed bowl with Neptune raping Theophane; arms of Pucci with an "ombrellino"

Shallow bowl on low foot with the death of Laocoön and his two sons

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