Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Majolica Tiles; Saint Crescentinus Slaying the Dragon
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Alternate Title:
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San crescentino che uccide il drago
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Image View:
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Wall mural composed of a set of tin-glazed majolica tiles
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Creator:
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Patanazzi family (Italian ceramicists, active late 16th-early 17th centuries)
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Location:
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repository: Galleria Nazionale delle Marche (Urbino, Marches, Italy)
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Location Note:
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Palazzo Ducale di Urbino; Piazza Rinascimento 13
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GPS:
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+43.723333+12.637778
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Date:
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ca. 1630 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Seventeenth century
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Work Type 1:
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wall tile (tile)
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Work Type 2:
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maiolica
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Classification:
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Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
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Material:
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tin-glazed (majolica) ceramic tiles
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Technique:
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fabrication attributes: ceramics
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Subjects:
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saints; dragon; della Rovere family
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Description:
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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)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-URBINO-CP-SCD-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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