Dish with Diana, the Nymph of Fontainebleau late 16th–early 17th century Manner of Bernard Palissy French The scene on this plate is based on a print begun by the skilled Parisian engraver Pierre Milan and finished several years later by an assistant to Milan, René Boyvin. The original composition is after a fresco by Rosso Fiorentino ("Il Rosso"). The subject refers to the origin of the name of Fontainebleau: a thirsty hunting dog named Bleau separated from its master and found in the forest a clear, pure spring; his master, "one of our kings," named the spring after him "la Fontaine de Bleau
Dish with Diana, the Nymph of Fontainebleau late 16th–early 17th century Manner of Bernard Palissy French The scene on this plate is based on a print begun by the skilled Parisian engraver Pierre Milan and finished several years later by an assistant to Milan, René Boyvin. The original composition is after a fresco by Rosso Fiorentino ("Il Rosso"). The subject refers to the origin of the name of Fontainebleau: a thirsty hunting dog named Bleau separated from its master and found in the forest a clear, pure spring; his master, "one of our kings," named the spring after him "la Fontaine de Bleau." The image of Diana, Nymph of Fontainbleau, enjoyed great popularity: the Museum has two other versions of this composition, notably a copy of the engraving in the Department of Drawings and Prints (), and an oil on wood painting in the Department of European Paintings ().. Dish with Diana, the Nymph of Fontainebleau. After an engraving by René Boyvin (French, Angers ca. 1525–1598 or 1625/6 Angers). French. late 16th–early 17th century. Lead-glazed earthenware. Ceramics-Pottery
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