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Plate Depicting the Myth of Cadmus
Giorgio Andreoli1526
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Obeying the command of an oracle, Cadmus followed a cow to Boeotia, or “oxen-land.” There he slayed a dragon and buried its teeth in the ground. From the teeth grew a crop of warriors who fought each other until only the strongest five remained. Cadmus invited the victors to join him, and together they built the city of Thebes, where the mythological hero, Hercules (or Herakles) was later born.
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- Title: Plate Depicting the Myth of Cadmus
- Creator: Maestro Giorgio Andreoli (Italian, 1465?–1553)
- Date Created: 1526
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 26.3 cm (10 3/8 in.)
- Provenance: Baron Maximilian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild [1843-1940], Frankfurt-am-Main., (Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., New York).
- Type: Ceramic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1950.156
- Medium: tin-glazed earthenware with gold lustre (maiolica)
- Fun Fact: This plate depicts multiple scenes from the Greek myth of Cadmus.
- Department: Decorative Art and Design
- Culture: Italy, Urbino region, Gubbio, 16th century
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: Decorative Arts
- Accession Number: 1950.156
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