Plate

ca. 1520 - 25

The theme of Saint Francis receiving the stigmata-the wounds of the crucified Christ-is symbolized by fine blue lines connecting the kneeling saint and the figure on the cross.

Maiolica

Diameter: 16 5/8 in. (42.2 cm)

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

47.79

Provenance: Frederick B. Pratt, Glen Cove, NY; [David Benzaria, New York, NY]; puchased from Mr. Benzaria by Seattle Art Museum (Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection), May 14, 1947

Photo: Susan Dirk

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)

Published References"Selected Works." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1991, p. 90

Emerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates. "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 2000, p. 85

Schroeder, Paul A. and Gary Erickson. "Kaolin: From Ancient Porcelains to Nanocomposites," in Elements: An International Magazine of Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Petrology, Volume 10, Number 3, June 2014, fig. 5D, p. 181

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