Crespina in Urbino majolica, Second half of the Sixteenth century

Large crespina on pedestal in Urbino majolica with polychrome decoration in full of a scene depicting “Joseph is paid in kind” (Genesis, XLVII,16)
After an engraving by Bernard Salomon.
Workshop of Gironimo Tomasi.
Inscription on the reverse not deciphered.
Around 1560 – 1580
Diam.: 30,5cm
A dish showing this same scene is kept at the Louvre Museum with an attribution to Italy or France (Lyon or Nevers)
Ref: Majolica from the national museums - Jeanne Giacomotti - Louvre. Inv: OA 6428. Page 393
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