Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1736-1745 (circa)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, painted,
Subjects:cherub/cupid forge/foundry classical deity
Dimensions:Diameter: 22.50 centimetres
Description:
‘Famille rose’ plate with figures from Roman mythology. This plate shows two bearded gods, one among rose – pink drapery, holding a thunderbolt and accompanied by a black eagle, the other on a draped blue cloth holding a shield, surrounded by putti; those in the foreground are shown shooting bows and blowing a pipe, while others in the background are working a forge. Overhead a goddess is arriving in a chariot on a cloud, holding two torches.
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![图片[1]-plate BM-Franks.1404-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00299096_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-plate BM-Franks.1404-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00359067_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-plate BM-Franks.1404-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00298987_001.jpg)
Comments:Harrison-Hall and Krahl 1994:The scene is a mythological representation of the element Fire and shows Jupiter, the highest Roman god, ruler over heaven and thus commanding thunder and lightning, visiting Vulcanus, the god of fire and heavenly smith, at his forge. The goddess in this case is Venus, the goddess of love, who is here symbolizing the fire of love; the putti represent Amor, the personification of love.Together with the BM Franks.1405, this piece belongs to a (now uncomplete) set of four, depicting the elements. The designs have been copied from the first two paintings of a set of four, executed in 1635 by Francesco Albani (1578-1661) for the Cardinal of Savoy and later King of Sardinia. The scenes are explained in Albani’s correspondence with his client (Hervouet and Bruneau, 1986, p. 318). The paintings are reproduced in form of engravings in an early 19th-century book on famous painters (see British Library: 132.e.6 – 30). Other plates of this design are in the Musee Guimet. Paris, France (Beurdeley, 1962, no. 129); and in the Martin Hurst collection (Hervouet and Bruneau, 1986. no. 13.92). A complete set of plates depicting all four elements is in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, U.S.A. (Palmer, 1976, pl. 7). These designs, being taken from circular paintings, woirld seem to have been particularly appropriate for reproduction on plates; but the present design appears also on other items of a tea service, namely a teapoy, tea cup and saucer in the Musees Royaux d’Art and d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium (Taipei, 1992, p. 40).
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, painted,
Subjects:cherub/cupid forge/foundry classical deity
Dimensions:Diameter: 22.50 centimetres
Description:
‘Famille rose’ plate with figures from Roman mythology. This plate shows two bearded gods, one among rose – pink drapery, holding a thunderbolt and accompanied by a black eagle, the other on a draped blue cloth holding a shield, surrounded by putti; those in the foreground are shown shooting bows and blowing a pipe, while others in the background are working a forge. Overhead a goddess is arriving in a chariot on a cloud, holding two torches.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall and Krahl 1994:The scene is a mythological representation of the element Fire and shows Jupiter, the highest Roman god, ruler over heaven and thus commanding thunder and lightning, visiting Vulcanus, the god of fire and heavenly smith, at his forge. The goddess in this case is Venus, the goddess of love, who is here symbolizing the fire of love; the putti represent Amor, the personification of love.Together with the BM Franks.1405, this piece belongs to a (now uncomplete) set of four, depicting the elements. The designs have been copied from the first two paintings of a set of four, executed in 1635 by Francesco Albani (1578-1661) for the Cardinal of Savoy and later King of Sardinia. The scenes are explained in Albani’s correspondence with his client (Hervouet and Bruneau, 1986, p. 318). The paintings are reproduced in form of engravings in an early 19th-century book on famous painters (see British Library: 132.e.6 – 30). Other plates of this design are in the Musee Guimet. Paris, France (Beurdeley, 1962, no. 129); and in the Martin Hurst collection (Hervouet and Bruneau, 1986. no. 13.92). A complete set of plates depicting all four elements is in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, U.S.A. (Palmer, 1976, pl. 7). These designs, being taken from circular paintings, woirld seem to have been particularly appropriate for reproduction on plates; but the present design appears also on other items of a tea service, namely a teapoy, tea cup and saucer in the Musees Royaux d’Art and d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium (Taipei, 1992, p. 40).
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