Large earthenware Virgin from northern Italy, 16th century.

NORTHERN ITALY,

Large faience Virgin and Child. The dress and tunic are painted in natural colors of cobalt blue, iron red, green, and beige, lined with a metallic glaze.
Second half of the 16th century
Height: 61 cm
One arm of the Virgin and the head of the infant Jesus are missing.

A number of workshops continued to practice the lustre technique well after the productions of Gubbio and Deruta. These productions are mainly found in the regions of Veneto and Emilia-Romagna, particularly in Ferrara, Siena, Bologna, etc.