Tuesday, October 19, 2004

Venice Majolica

Majolica also spelled �Maiolica, � tin-glazed earthenware made at Venice that reached its stylistic zenith in the 16th century. The workshops of Maestro Ludovico (fl. 1540 - 45), Domenigo da Venezia (fl. 1550 - 60), and Jacomo da Pesaro (fl. 1543) produced outstanding ware of this type. Venetian potters excelled in painting arrangements of decorative trophies, globes, musical instruments, and other apparatus, executed in a brilliant

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