Holy water font modeled on the Monastery of La Verna
Holy water font modeled on the Monastery of La Verna
Holy water font modeled on the Monastery of La Verna
Holy water font modeled on the Monastery of La Verna
Holy water font modeled on the Monastery of La Verna
Holy water font modeled on the Monastery of La Verna
Holy water font modeled on the Monastery of La Verna
Holy water font modeled on the Monastery of La Verna

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South Asian Art

Holy water font modeled on the Monastery of La Verna,

1521

Italian
y1929-24

Information

Title
Holy water font modeled on the Monastery of La Verna
Dates

1521

Medium
Majolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
Dimensions
35 x 36 x 33.3 cm (13 3/4 x 14 3/16 x 13 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1929-24
Place Made

Europe, Italy, Faenza or Urbino

Inscription
Dated on back of bell-tower: 1521
Culture
Italian
Type
maiolica
Materials
majolica
Subject
figures (representations), animals, monks, monasteries, buildings

Carlo Bruscoli, Florence; museum purchase.

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