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Description: Plate with Hippolytus and Phaedra Probably 1524 Nicola da Urbino (Active 1520-38) This plate, showing the arms and mottoes of Isabella d\'Este and her late husband Gianfranco Gonzaga, was not housed in the study, but comes from a service probably kept at her villa. The Latin inscriptions and decoration, including a scene from Ovid, reflect Isabella\'s enthusiasm for classical learning. Italy, Urbino Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) Inscribed in Latin \'Without hope and without fear\' and 27 in Roman numerals (read as \'vinte sete\' in Italian or \'You are defeated\') Salting Bequest
Title: BLW Plate with Hippolytus and Phaedra
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