Pair of historiated majolica plates from a Central Italian kiln (Castelli d’Abruzzo), 20th century. One signed on the back: De Angelis A.
Elegant pair of majolica plates framed in wooden frames.
Dimensions:
Each plate diameter 32 cm
In frame 40 cm
Both historiated with mythological scenes:
"The Abduction of Europa": Zeus transformed into a white bull to seduce Europa, lets her ride on his back so he can kidnap her and take her to Crete. Three other women appear in the painted scene.
- "Sylvan Idyll": A faun, blowing his horn, tries to seduce a nymph accompanied by another female figure, while two cherubs, reclining at their feet, play with symbolic objects, including a mirror and amphorae.
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