Plate with a blacksmith and a cupid in a landscape Plate with a blacksmith and an amor in a landscape, Plate of majolica with light blue glaze ('a berettino'). In the middle a round medallion with a landscape in which on the left in the foreground a seated youth forges a heart on an anvil and on the right an amor with bow and arrow. Wide border with grotesques light blue heightened with white, saved on dark blue ground. On the edge is, spread over four banderolles, the year: ANO 1521 ADHI DMAIO. On the back a circle with a cross through it, i.e. the fire wheel of the workshop of the Casa Pirota, further leaf ornament in dark blue serrated dark blue round spots, ornaments, art, smith, blacksmith, (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros), Piero Bergantini (workshop of), Faenza, 6-May-1521 - 6-May-1523, earthenware, tin glaze, lead glaze, d 28.4 cm d 9.0 cm
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Plate, blacksmith, cupid, landscape Plate, amor, landscape, majolica, light blue glaze, a berettino, middle, round medallion, left, foreground, seated youth forges, heart, anvil, right, bow, arrow, Wide border, grotesques light blue heightened, white, saved, dark blue ground, edge, spread, four banderolles, year, ANO 1521 ADHI DMAIO, back, circle, cross, i e, fire wheel, workshop, Casa Pirota, further leaf ornament, dark blue serrated dark blue round spots, ornaments, art, smith, story, Cupid, Amor, Eros, Piero Bergantini, Faenza, 1521, 1523, earthenware, tin glaze, lead glaze
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