Dish with Diana, the Nymph of Fontainebleau
The scene on this plate is based on a print begun by the skilled Parisian engraver Pierre Milan and finished several years later by an assistant to Milan, René Boyvin. The original composition is after a fresco by Rosso Fiorentino ("Il Rosso"). The subject refers to the origin of the name of Fontainebleau: a thirsty hunting dog named Bleau separated from its master and found in the forest a clear, pure spring; his master, "one of our kings," named the spring after him "la Fontaine de Bleau."
The image of Diana, Nymph of Fontainbleau, enjoyed great popularity: the Museum has two other versions of this composition, notably a copy of the engraving in the Department of Drawings and Prints (32.105), and an oil on wood painting in the Department of European Paintings (42.105.12).
The image of Diana, Nymph of Fontainbleau, enjoyed great popularity: the Museum has two other versions of this composition, notably a copy of the engraving in the Department of Drawings and Prints (32.105), and an oil on wood painting in the Department of European Paintings (42.105.12).
Artwork Details
- Title: Dish with Diana, the Nymph of Fontainebleau
- Maker: Manner of Bernard Palissy (French, Agen, Lot-et-Garonne 1510–1590 Paris)
- Artist: After an engraving by René Boyvin (French, Angers ca. 1525–1598 or 1625/6 Angers)
- Artist: After an engraving by Pierre Milan (French, active 1537–40)
- Artist: After an original design by Rosso Fiorentino (Italian, Florence 1494–1540 Fontainebleau)
- Date: late 16th–early 17th century
- Culture: French
- Medium: Lead-glazed earthenware
- Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 2 11/16 × 11 7/8 × 10 1/8 in. (6.8 × 30.2 × 25.7 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Gift of Julia A. Berwind, 1953
- Object Number: 53.225.66
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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René Boyvin
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Bernard Palissy
second half 17th century or later
Bernard Palissy
first half 17th century or later
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