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The plate, painted in full polychromy, illustrates the story of Daedalus and Icarus told in Ovid 's Metamorphoses and is part of a nucleus of historiated majolica, so called for their narrative taste.
Above, father and son conquer the sky thanks to the wings built with feathers and wax; below, Daedalus helps Icarus after his fall, which occurred due to getting too close to the sun. A timeless metaphor that reminds us how one cannot challenge the limits of one's nature.
The date of execution, 1542, is painted on the reverse of the artefact.
Title: Round plate
Author: Anonymous
Date: 1542
Technique: majolica painted in full polychromy in rust white, yellow, orange yellow, green, blue and manganese brown
Displayed in: Palace of Museums - Varallo Art Gallery and Calderini Museum
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