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Source Description
During the Renaissance, scenes from the Christian Bible were prominently featured on maiolica, covering the surface in a style called <em>istoriato </em>(decorated with stories). This plate depicts a scene an Old Testament narrative in which Abraham believes that God wants him to sacrifice his son Isaac. Before he can carry out the deed, God sends a ram to sacrifice instead.
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Document identity
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124129
label
Footed Dish Depicting Abraham and Isaac
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object
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124129
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object
title
Footed Dish Depicting Abraham and Isaac
description
During the Renaissance, scenes from the Christian Bible were prominently featured on maiolica, covering the surface in a style called <em>istoriato </em>(decorated with stories). This plate depicts a scene an Old Testament narrative in which Abraham believes that God wants him to sacrifice his son Isaac. Before he can carry out the deed, God sends a ram to sacrifice instead.
date
c. 1545–63
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60752354
creators
386656
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 7 x 27.3 cm (2 3/4 x 10 3/4 in.)
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Italy, Urbino region, Castel-Durante, 16th century
accession
1945.125
Source extras
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tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
tombstone
Footed Dish Depicting Abraham and Isaac, c. 1545–63. Circle of Ludovico and Angelo Picchi. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); diameter: 7 x 27.3 cm (2 3/4 x 10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Mather, 1945.125
collection
Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
The shape of this dish imitates the fluted, curving shape of sixteenth-century metalwork.
citations
citation
Foote, Helen S. “Gifts to the Majolica Collection.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 33, no. 4 (April 1946): 36–38.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 37
url
www.jstor.org/stable/25141269
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Mather
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2026-05-29 06:24:00.068000
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124129
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
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0
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photo
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