The Marriage of the Virgin

between 1530 and 1580

Italian

On View

Decorative Arts Wing

The Marriage of the Virgin: 1 of Collection Gallery

The Marriage of the Virgin: 2 of Collection Gallery

The Marriage of the Virgin: 3 of Collection Gallery

The Marriage of the Virgin: 4 of Collection Gallery

The Marriage of the Virgin: 5 of Collection Gallery

The Marriage of the Virgin: 6 of Collection Gallery

The Marriage of the Virgin: 7 of Collection Gallery

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About the Artwork

Title The Marriage of the Virgin

Artwork Date between 1530 and 1580

Artist ----------

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Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. Italian

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. Italian

Medium Tin-glazed earthenware with polychrome decoration

Dimensions Overall: 15 3/4 × 11 7/8 × 7/8 inches (40 × 30.2 × 2.2 cm)

Classification Ceramics

Department European Sculpture and Dec Arts

Credit Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kanzler in memory of Mrs. William Clay

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 61.169

Markings

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Marks Printed, on paper label, on back: FAENZA MARRIAGE TILE Late XVI Century | Beautifully painted in cobalt blue, yellow, green, and orange with a | scene in a Renaissance temple with Corinthian columns; a high priest | is solemnizing a marriage and around the bridal couple are throngs of | men and women expressing by their gestures a lively jubilation. [crossed-out] | Rare. Height 15 3/4 inches, width 12 inches Marks, on label: 47298-B Marks, on back, in red: 61.169

Provenance

Achille de Clemente (Florence)

January 15, 1931, sold by (American Art Association, New York, New York, USA) Achille de Clemente sale. Whitney Warren

by descent to Mrs. Whitney Warren

1943, sold by (Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, New York, USA) Mrs. Whitney Warren sale, no. 531

(French and Co., New York, New York, USA)

1961-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Published References

Italian Maiolica Collected by Whitney Warren. Sales cat., Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc. New York, 1943, no. 531.

Pryor, J. "A Gift of Maiolica Ware." Bulletin of the DIA 41, no. 1 (1961): pp. 13-16, p. 14 (ill.).

Selected Renaissance Works of Art from the Permanent Collection. Exh. cat., Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 1982, p. 6.

Bulletin of the DIA 87, no. 1/4: Italian Renaissance and Later Ceramics (2013): cat. no. 19.

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Credit Line for Reproduction

Italian, The Marriage of the Virgin, between 1530 and 1580, tin-glazed earthenware with polychrome decoration. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kanzler in memory of Mrs. William Clay, 61.169.