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NICOLA DA URBINO (b. ca. 1480, Urbino, d. ca. 1538, Urbino) |
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Platec. 1524Faience, high fire deco, diameter 27 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris | |
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The plate represents a scene drawn from an episode of Genesis (26:8), illustrated in a fresco by Raphael's workshop in the Vatican: Abimelech spying on Isaac and Rebecca. The decoration displays the arms of Isabella d'Este Gonzaga, Marchesa of Mantua (1474-1539). | |
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