Image: Casa Pirota Workshop - Plate with Cupid - Walters 481339
Description: Like the similar plate showing Cupid climbing a tree, this depiction of Cupid wrapped with twine and holding a palm and a flower likely represents an allegory or a popular saying that is no longer known. Cupid, the god of love and the son of Venus, was often depicted as a playful and mischievous child. The pattern in the border of this "berettino" plate is characteristic of maiolica painted in Faenza during the 1510s-30s. It derives ultimately from the fanciful scenes that decorated the walls of Roman palaces excavated in Rome. Since these underground excavations formed grottos, the style was called "grotesque." Limoges enamel ware of the 16th century was also influenced by this style.
Title: Plate with Cupid
Credit: Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork
Author: Casa Pirota Workshop (Italian)
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