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Dish with scene of Aeneas feasting

Francesco Xanto Avelli1536

Gardiner Museum
Toronto, Canada

Inscription: 1536, Cui Venus ascanii sub / imagine mittit amorem (To whom Venus sends Cupid under the guise of Ascanius)

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Title: Dish with scene of Aeneas feasting
Creator: Francesco Xanto Avelli da Rovigo
Date Created: 1536
Location: Urbino, Italy
Provenance: Gift of George and Helen Gardiner, G83.1.391
Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

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