#maiolica

[heaveninawildflower]

Maiolica vase with love motifs (Italy, 1470–90).

The scroll held by the bird scroll is inscribed ‘Non te posso lassar’ (I cannot leave you).

Images and text information courtesy The Met.

[calabria-mediterranea]

Corigliano Calabro, Calabria, Italy

Photo by @itsmemarco.jpg

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[amatesura]

plates, 16th century

[rossodimarte]

workshop of Giorgio Andreoli, Saint Margaret and the dragon, 1527

[waldires]

Cafaggiola maiolica, Italy, tondino 1520. The MET

[thegothicera]

Maiolica dish, Italian (Tuscany), early 15th century

[tumbleweed-chaser]

day 24: waiting in line

drawing some random moments from the story and trying to explain what's going on my beloved

here's yet another floating workshop worker - Maiolica, "the best dress cutter in the four seas" (according to her; who'd want to verify it?), who, after some not very good events, ended up in Totto Land. we all know the price of living there; Maio, on the contrary, didn't, so now she's shuddering to think how does it feel to lost a part of your soul, and after that will spend so much time thinking about her past mistakes and reconsidering her opinions on many things...

i spent like half a minute designing the background characters and i spent just a little bit more time drawing them lol

[roxanedrawing]

i sculpted little maiolica bowl caryatids!

[mothmiso]

maiolica cloister of Santa Chiara, Naples by d0gwalker

Via Flickr:

Brightly coloured maiolica tiles cover the benches and columns which lie along the pathways within the patio at the heart of the cloister of Santa Chiara, Naples. This decorative scheme was created in 1740 by Antonio Vaccaro for Queen Maria Amalia di Sassonia, wife of Carlo III di Borbone.    

[arthistoryanimalia]

Today (January 14th) is the "Feast of the Ass" so here's a donkey dish spotted at the Met:

Dish (Piatto): Man Washing the Mouth of an Ass Italian, Deruta, c. 1550–60 Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware) [Metropolitan Museum of Art]

This was a niche Christian medieval feast day celebrated primarily in France as part of the Feast of Fools: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Ass

But what about the not-so-nice inscription on the plate? Let's check the collection notes...

"This large plate carries a lively genre subject. A donkey, seated in a chair with a towel around his neck, is having his head scrubbed, a reference to a moralizing medieval Italian proverb: "E inutile lavare la testa all'asino" ("It is useless to wash an ass's head."). The inscription on the chair, "Chi lava el ch[a]po a l'asen[o] se perderanno el sapone," (He who washes an ass's head wastes the soap) tells of the wasteful, worthless task of this hapless soul."

Wow rude :(

For more on the cultural significance of the donkey in medieval times, check out the book Introducing the Medieval Ass from the Medieval Animals series:

#BookRecommendation #Amazon

[ghosthauni]

there are some sketches for the pottery - i mixed russian and english elements of ceramics called maiolica. i made a project about saving english maiolica style and there was a conception about mixing it with popular russian motifs.

[1000milesoflight]

some of the maiolica boats i found on the ceramics tile murals of Santa Chiara in Napels, and one bonus see-through tower

[lonewolf76ita]

Monastero di Santa Chiara #napoli #santachiara #monasterodisantachiara #museo #chiostro #maiolica #museum (presso Monastero di Santa Chiara) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoPrjq7q6xb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[onlineantiques]

Antique Spanish Faience Milk Jug With Ancient Greek Decoration And Goat Handle eBay item number 234859638085 #majolica #pottery #ceramics #art #antiques #vintage #ceramica #handmade #sicily #maiolica #photography #rondinellart #decor #ceramicpainting #majolicapottery #interior #interiordesigner #porcelain #ceramicdesign #potteryart #ceramicstudio #ceramicart #interiordesign #sculpture #etna #thcentury #vase #designer #vintagefigurines #milkjug https://www.instagram.com/p/CnZJkuvIbo4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[fashionbooksmilano]

Tile Art

A History of Decorative Ceramic Tiles

Noël Riley

Picture Researcher : Anne-Marie Ehrlich - Illustrator : Lorraine Harrison

New Burlington Books, 1987, 128 pages, 22x29cm, ISBN 978-1853480142

euro 25,00

email if you want to buy booksinprogressmilano@yahoo.it

Tile Art is an informative volume that traces the rich tradition of these sumptuous tiles and fully illustrates their varied designs. The author deals lucidly and extensively with various manufacturing and decorating processes, as well as with the most significant designers and potteries in Britain, on the Continent and in the United States. Dutch Delfware tiles are described in detail, as are Portuguese azulejos, Italian maiolica panels, Scandinavian stove surrounds, British and American Arts and Crafts exemples and French and Ductch Art Nouveau creations. The contributions of artists and designers such as William Morris, Walter Crane, Vanessa Bell and Louis Comfort Tiffany are noted, and the technical advances pioneered by such companies as Mintons, Pilkingtons, Low and Maw are described in relation to the increasing sophistication in tile design during the 19th century. 

Libro sulla storia delle piastrelle in ceramica decorative. Una storia che inizia dall’ Antica Persia, con le facciate e gli interni dei templi decorati secondo l’arte islamica. L’arte della ceramica si diffonderà successivamente in tutto il mondo, arricchendo castelli medioevali, chiese Vittoriane, negozi e abitazioni domestiche dei giorni nostri.

19/04/24

[waldires]

Albarello, italian ceramic 19th century, manufactory Cantagalli