Charger Depicting a Boar Hunt
c. 1575
Fontana Family
Fontana Family (Italian)
Decorative Art and Design
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 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 istoriato (decorated with stories). In the centuries leading up to the Renaissance, boar hunting was an activity reserved for royalty and the aristocracy.
- Maker/Artist
- Fontana Family
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
- Medium
- tin-glazed, earthenware, maiolica
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 8.6 x 45.7 cm (3 3/8 x 18 in.)
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1942.623
- Credit Line
- Bequest of John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection, Classic to Baroque: A Style Change in the Arts, Collecting Drawings in England, No legacy exhibitions.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 118 Italian Renaissance
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