The portraits of celebrities in sixteenth-century Sicilian pharmacy jars

Journal title ARCHIVIO STORICO PER LA SICILIA ORIENTALE
Author/s Agata Farruggio
Publishing Year 2021 Issue 2020/1 Language Italian
Pages 7 P. 131-137 File size 194 KB
DOI 10.3280/ASSO2020-001014
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Starting from the examination of Italian sixteenth-century albarelli surviving in Sicilian public and private collections, the author traces the theme of portraiture by analyzing the imaginary or historical characters represented in them. On the basis of existing historiography, a line is drawn between the decorative stylistic elements of majolica and the coeval modules representing the engravings and illustrations of the printed books of the second half of the 16th century.

Keywords: Sicily, 16th century, pharmacy jars, ceramic, portraits, engravings

Agata Farruggio, I ritratti di uomini illustri negli albarelli siciliani cinquecenteschi in "ARCHIVIO STORICO PER LA SICILIA ORIENTALE" 1/2020, pp 131-137, DOI: 10.3280/ASSO2020-001014