Dish with landscape and architectural ruins ca. 1688-1710 Painted by Siro Antonio Africa Landscapes with architectural ruins feature prominently on maiolica dishes made in Pavia, a city in the Lombardy region of Italy, during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century. In spite of their natural setting, the imaginary vistas painted by Siro Antonio Africa and his nephew Siro Domenico evoke the extravagant theater sets of the Baroque Dish with landscape and architectural ruins. Painted by Siro Antonio Africa (Italian, 1663–ca. 1735). Italian, Pavia. ca. 1688-1710. Tin-glazed earth
Dish with landscape and architectural ruins ca. 1688-1710 Painted by Siro Antonio Africa Landscapes with architectural ruins feature prominently on maiolica dishes made in Pavia, a city in the Lombardy region of Italy, during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century. In spite of their natural setting, the imaginary vistas painted by Siro Antonio Africa and his nephew Siro Domenico evoke the extravagant theater sets of the Baroque Dish with landscape and architectural ruins. Painted by Siro Antonio Africa (Italian, 1663–ca. 1735). Italian, Pavia. ca. 1688-1710. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica). Ceramics-Pottery
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