Plate with Lion of Saint Mark

Unknown

ca. 1500–1510 · Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware) · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This plate was made in Umbria for the Venetian market, and is decorated with the arms of the city – the Lion of St. Mark with an open book inscribed PAX TIBI MARCE EVANGELISTA MEUS (Peace be with you, Mark, my Evangelist).

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1500–1510

Medium

Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)

Culture

Italian, Deruta

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1946