"Plate With Renaissance Portrait, Castellani Manufacture, Ceramic Italy XIXth Century "
plate with Renaissance portrait, Castellani Manufacture, ceramic Italy XIXth Century Signed
the plate is a notable example of the Roman ceramic manufacture of Torquato Castellani. operating in Rome at the end of the 19th century
Castellani, heir of a famous dynasty of goldsmiths, turned towards ceramics, mixing echoes of Art Nouveau with those of the Italian Renaissance.
the portrait is inspired by those of the Florentine fifteenth century, such as Lorenzo di Credi or Andrea del castagno
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