Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Majolica Tiles; Saint Crescentinus Slaying the Dragon
Alternate Title:
San crescentino che uccide il drago
Image View:
Wall mural composed of a set of tin-glazed majolica tiles
Creator:
Patanazzi family (Italian ceramicists, active late 16th-early 17th centuries)
Location:
repository: Galleria Nazionale delle Marche (Urbino, Marches, Italy)
Location Note:
Palazzo Ducale di Urbino; Piazza Rinascimento 13
GPS:
43.723333 12.637778
Date:
ca. 1630 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Seventeenth century
Work Type 1:
wall tile (tile)
Work Type 2:
maiolica
Classification:
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Material:
tin-glazed (majolica) ceramic tiles
Technique:
fabrication attributes: ceramics
Subjects:
saints; dragon; della Rovere family
Description:
Saint Crescentinus (Italian: San Crescentino) is the patron saint of Urbino. Venerated as a warrior saint, he is sometimes depicted on horseback, killing a dragon, in the same manner as Saint George. The coin known as the armellino (and popularly as the volpetta) issued by the Duke of Urbino, Francesco Maria I della Rovere, featured Saint Crescentinus on horseback. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-URBINO-CP-SCD-A0 1
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Majolica Tiles; Saint Crescentinus Slaying the Dragon