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Plaque with the Battle of the Amazons
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Painted porcelain plaques fired together with their frames are rare. While they occur with some frequency in earthenware, only a very few porcelain factories produced these kinds of little ‘paintings’. This depiction is based on a painting by Peter Paul Rubens. It is a spectacular jumble of fighting female warriors (the Amazons) and Greek soldiers under the command of Theseus.
Title: Plaque with the Battle of the Amazons
Description:
Painted porcelain plaques fired together with their frames are rare.
While they occur with some frequency in earthenware, only a very few porcelain factories produced these kinds of little ‘paintings’.
This depiction is based on a painting by Peter Paul Rubens.
It is a spectacular jumble of fighting female warriors (the Amazons) and Greek soldiers under the command of Theseus.
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