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made in Rome

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000-190-004-679-C
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Jug (1 of 2)

This maiolica jug was made in 1606 in Rome, possibly at the Diomede Durante Workshop. Diomede Durante, a native of Castel Durante, has been documented in Rome between 1590 and 1624.

The jug is decorated in polychrome with a saint, possibly St Bernard of Lairvaux, in a medallion, and grotesques. It is inscribed '1606'.

St Bernard of Lairvaux is much represented in counter-Reformation painting. As an early Doctor of the Church he may carry a book as an attribute and carry a crook-shaped pastoral staff of a bishop or abbot. However, he is usually shown wearing the white habit of the Cisterian Order.


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Online ID: 000-190-004-679-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1884.44.14
Date: 1606
Material: Earthenware. Inscription: 1606
Dimensions: 166 mm H x 166 mm D
What: Jug
Subject: Ceramics : earthenware : Italy : Rome
Who: Castellani Collection (Previous owner)
Diomede Durante (?), Rome (Maker)
St Bernard of Clairvaux (Depicted (?))
Where: Italy, Rome
Event:
Description: Maiolica jug decorated in polychrome with a saint in a medallion and grotesques: Italian, Rome, possibly Diomede Durante Workshop, 1606
References:
  • Curnow, Celia, Italian Maiolica in the National Museums of Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1992 
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