Full Description
The Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna holds a unique collection of Italian maiolica from the 15th to the 18th century, which is now being published almost in its entirety for the very first time. Maiolica tableware, Italy's luxury export, spread to the courts of northern Europe from the early 16th century. Today, the MAK's holdings from former imperial, ecclesiastical, aristocratic, and private ownership enter into a dialogue with maiolica from well-known Austrian and Central European collections. Timothy Wilson, professor emeritus at Balliol College Oxford and former Keeper of Western Art at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, and Rainald Franz, curator at MAK, together with other experts provide an extensive insight into the development of maiolica in its cultural and historical context. Thus a scholarly exploration of one of the best collections of maiolica in the world has now been scientifically examined for the very first time.
With contributions by Rainald Franz, Michael Göbl, Nikolaus Hofer, and Timothy Wilson.
Contents
Lilli Hollein DIRECTOR'S PREFACE 7
Timothy Wilson MAIOLICA: A QUINTESSENTIAL ART FORM OF RENAISSANCE ITALY 9
Rainald Franz THE MAK MAIOLICA COLLECTION IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT 12
Nikolaus Hofer RARE BEAUTY: RENAISSANCE MAIOLICA IN AUSTRIAN
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIND COMPLEXES 18
Michael Göbl AUSTRIAN COATS OF ARMS ON IMPORTED ITALIAN MAIOLICA 22
Timothy Wilson THE CATALOGUE
CASE 1 THE CREDENZA 32
CASE 2 FIFTEENTH CENTURY FLORENTINE PHARMACY JARS 46
CASE 3 LUSTREWARE FROM SPAIN 50
CASE 4 DERUTA 52
CASE 5 THE BEGINNINGS OF ISTORIATO PAINTING 60
CASE 6 FAENZA 66
CASE 7 NICOLA DA URBINO 74
CASE 8 FRANCESCO XANTO AVELLI 78
CASE 9 URBINO CONTEMPORARIES OF NICOLA AND XANTO 84
CASE 10 FRANCESCO DURANTINO 88
CASE 11 MID SIXTEENTH CENTURY ISTORIATO IN THE DUCHY OF URBINO 98
CASE 12 ORNAMENTAL MAIOLICA: THE URBINO TRADITION 108
CASE 13 WHITE GROUND GROTESQUE PAINTING IN URBINO 116
CASE 14 LUSTREWARE OF GUBBIO 126
CASE 15 "FAENZA WHITE" 134
CASE 16 SIXTEENTH CENTURY AND LATER MAIOLICA IN TUSCANY 138
CASE 17 VENICE 144
CASE 18 THE POTTERY OF IZNIK AND ITS IMPACT IN ITALY 152
CASE 19 IPPOLITO ROMBALDONI OF URBANIA 156
CASE 20 FERDINANDO MARIA CAMPANI AND THE HOLÍČ FACTORY 162
CASE 21 CASTELLI 168
CASE 22 NORTH ITALIAN FACTORIES OF THE BAROQUE PERIOD 176
CASE 23 DEVOTIONAL OBJECTS 182
CASE 24 STORIES FROM THE BIBLE 186
CASE 25 STORIES FROM ANCIENT HISTORY 192
CASE 26 TALES FROM OVID 198
CASE 27 GRAPHIC SOURCES FOR ISTORIATO MAIOLICA 206
CASE 28 ARMORIAL SERVICES 216
CASE 29 BELLE DONNE 226
CASE 30 MAIOLICA FOR NEW MOTHERS 230
CASE 31 MAIOLICA FOR THE PHARMACY 234
CASE 32 DIASPORA: THE SPREAD OF I TALIAN MAIOLICA PRODUCTION ABROAD 242
CASE 33 MAIOLICA FROM NEUKLOSTER 246
CASE 34 MAIOLICA FROM THE OBIZZI ESTE COLLECTION 254
CASE 35 MEDICI PORCELAIN 258
CASE 36 INCISED SLIPWARE 260
CASE 37 NINETEENTH CENTURY HISTORICISM 262
CASE 38 A CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN MAIOLICA ARTIST: MARINO MORETTI 268
Concordance 270
Bibliography 272
Index 279
Photo Credits 284
Acknowledgements 285
