Image: Baldassare Manara - Dish with Lion Hunt - Walters 481499
Description: The dramatic subject matter is based on an engraving by Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (1490-1525) reproducing a relief from an ancient Roman sarcophagus. Baldassare Manara, one of the most prominent maiolica painters of the 16th century, has not just copied the print but has added new character to the scene by placing the figures in a landscape filled with rocks, trees, and strange buildings. To Manara's audience, the subject of a lion hunt would have evoked a heroic ancient past.
Title: Dish with Lion Hunt
Credit: Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork
Author: Baldassare Manara
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