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Plate

second quarter 18th century

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain

Dimensions

Diameter: 8 15/16 in. (22.7 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Purchase, Winfield Foundation Gift, 1962

Classification

Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

Chinese, for European market

Rights

Public Domain

About Francesco Albani

1578–1660Papal States

Collaborated with Annibale Carracci and Domenichino on many decorative schemes, including some in the Palazzo Farnese in Rome. He also painted altarpieces, idyllic landscapes, and allegorical paintings. Comment on works: Religious; Mythology