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Source Description
During the Renaissance, an understanding of classical antiquity was perceived to be a sign of social, intellectual, and economic distinction. Scenes from Greco-Roman mythology were prominently featured on maiolica, covering the surface in a style called <em>istoriato</em> (decorated with stories).
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Document identity
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122324
label
Charger Depicting a Boar Hunt
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122324
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object
title
Charger Depicting a Boar Hunt
description
During the Renaissance, an understanding of classical antiquity was perceived to be a sign of social, intellectual, and economic distinction. Scenes from Greco-Roman mythology were prominently featured on maiolica, covering the surface in a style called <em>istoriato</em> (decorated with stories).
date
c. 1575
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60746637
creators
386016
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 8.6 x 45.7 cm (3 3/8 x 18 in.)
cul
Italy, Urbino
accession
1942.623
Source extras
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tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
tombstone
Charger Depicting a Boar Hunt, c. 1575. Circle of Fontana Family (Italian). Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); diameter: 8.6 x 45.7 cm (3 3/8 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.623
collection
Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
In the centuries leading up to the Renaissance, boar hunting was an activity reserved for royalty and the aristocracy.
citations
citation
John Long Severance Art Collection Photographs: Furniture, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 279; Reproduced: p. 281
citation
<em>Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936.</em> Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 46, cat. no. 97
citation
Milliken, William M., Gertrude Underhill, and Jean Mailey. “Department of Decorative Arts.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 29, no. 9 (November 1942): 137–51.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 148
url
www.jstor.org/stable/25141017
creditline
Bequest of John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 06:17:55.751000
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122324
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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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