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Source Description
Obeying the command of an oracle, Cadmus followed a cow to Boeotia, or “oxen-land.” There he slayed a dragon and buried its teeth in the ground. From the teeth grew a crop of warriors who fought each other until only the strongest five remained. Cadmus invited the victors to join him, and together they built the city of Thebes, where the mythological hero, Hercules (or Herakles) was later born.
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Document identity
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127474
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Plate Depicting the Myth of Cadmus
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127474
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title
Plate Depicting the Myth of Cadmus
description
Obeying the command of an oracle, Cadmus followed a cow to Boeotia, or “oxen-land.” There he slayed a dragon and buried its teeth in the ground. From the teeth grew a crop of warriors who fought each other until only the strongest five remained. Cadmus invited the victors to join him, and together they built the city of Thebes, where the mythological hero, Hercules (or Herakles) was later born.
date
1526
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60781102
creators
5381
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 26.3 cm (10 3/8 in.)
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Italy, Urbino region, Gubbio, 16th century
accession
1950.156
Source extras
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tin-glazed earthenware with gold lustre (maiolica)
tombstone
Plate Depicting the Myth of Cadmus, 1526. Circle of Maestro Giorgio Andreoli (Italian, 1465?–1553). Tin-glazed earthenware with gold lustre (maiolica); diameter: 26.3 cm (10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.156
collection
Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
This plate depicts multiple scenes from the Greek myth of Cadmus.
citations
citation
Milliken, William M. "Three Majolica Plates by Maestro Giorgio." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 37, no. 10 (December 1950): 210-15.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 212
url
www.jstor.org/stable/25141673
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 92
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 92
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 107
citation
Ball, Victoria Kloss. <em>Architecture and Interior Design. </em>New York: Wiley, 1980.
page_number
pl. 13
citation
K, Matthias Wagner, and Katharina Weiler. <em>The Collection of Maximilian Von Goldschmidt-Rothschild. </em>Köln: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, 2023.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 224-225; Reproduced: p. 234, G.R.121
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:33:49.592000
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127474
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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tin-glazed earthenware with gold lustre (maiolica)
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male
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