An Italian majolica plaque with Saint Jerome
An Italian majolica plaque with Saint Jerome
Large rectangular plaque painted with a depictions of the saint with a rosary and a skull. Restored. H 31, W 19 cm.
Italy, Tuscany or Abruzzi, 1st half 18th C.
Traditionally, this plate is attributed to Bartolomeo Terchi (1691 - 1766) of San Quirico. However, similar majolica pictures were also produced in Castelli by members of the Grue family. A possible candidate for the authorship of this work is Aurelio Grue (1699 - after 1742), who learned from his father Carlo Antonio Grue in Castelli before moving to Atri, where he continued to paint in the Castelli style.
Provenance
Private collection, Rome.
Literature
Cf. cat. Götter, Helden und Grotesken. Das Goldene Zeitalter der Majolika, Munich (2006), no. 217.
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An Italian majolica plaque with Saint Jerome
Large rectangular plaque painted with a depictions of the saint with a rosary and a skull. Restored. H 31, W 19 cm.
Italy, Tuscany or Abruzzi, 1st half 18th C.
Traditionally, this plate is attributed to Bartolomeo Terchi (1691 - 1766) of San Quirico. However, similar majolica pictures were also produced in Castelli by members of the Grue family. A possible candidate for the authorship of this work is Aurelio Grue (1699 - after 1742), who learned from his father Carlo Antonio Grue in Castelli before moving to Atri, where he continued to paint in the Castelli style.
Provenance
Private collection, Rome.
Literature
Cf. cat. Götter, Helden und Grotesken. Das Goldene Zeitalter der Majolika, Munich (2006), no. 217.
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