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Giacomo Mancini (possibly) (known as El Frate)
Large Plate: Acteon Surprising Diana1542

Not on view
Large maiolica plate with glossy tin glaze, depicting a narrative scene with four nude women bathing in a stone pool, two male figures with dogs, a tiered fountain with a putto, and a distant landscape with ships and architecture, painted in cobalt blue, teal, orange, and cream

Giacomo Mancini (possibly) (known as El Frate), Giacomo Mancini (called El Frate) (probably), Large Plate: Acteon Surprising Diana, 1542, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, William Randolph Hearst Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Giacomo Mancini (possibly) (known as El Frate)
Title
Large Plate: Acteon Surprising Diana
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
1542
Medium
Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Dimensions
Diameter: 15 7/8 in. (40.32 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
50.9.18
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design