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Francesco Xanto Avelli da Rovigo
Footed Charger with the Birth of Venus1533

Not on view
Circular maiolica plate with a painted narrative scene of a nude woman standing on a scallop shell, flanked by two winged cherubs, in a coastal landscape with a blue sky

Francesco Xanto Avelli da Rovigo, Footed Charger with the Birth of Venus, 1533, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, William Randolph Hearst Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Francesco Xanto Avelli da Rovigo
Italy, Urbino, active 1530–1542
Title
Footed Charger with the Birth of Venus
Place Made
Italy, Urbino
Date Made
1533
Medium
Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Dimensions
Diameter: 11 7/8 in. (30.16 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
50.9.17
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design