An Italian maiolica mythological subject 'The transformation of the Maenads' dish from the Lanciarini service, Urbino, 16th C.

Dia.: 27 cm

Condition: (UV-checked)
- With an important section of overpainting along the upper 1/4th of the dish.
- A restored break to the rim section between 5 and 7 o'clock.
- A few touch-ups along the rim.

Inscribed on the back 'de le bachante mutate in nalbore', with the Lanciarini coat of arms in between.

Ref.:
- Musée du Louvre, Paris, inventory no. OA 1577, for another dish from the Lanciarini service. (link)
- Majoliques italiennes de la Renaissance. Collection Paul Gillet, Fondation Bemberg, 2015, p. 220, no. 70, for another dish from the Lanciarini service. (link)
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Accession Number 1998-176-20, for another dish from the Lanciarini service. (link)
- Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, inventory no. L 666, for another dish from the Lanciarini service. (link)
- Sèvres, Manufacture et musée nationaux, inventory no. MNC739, or another dish from the Lanciarini service. (link)