"Majolica Stoup Depicting Saint Veronica. Deruta Porcelain Factory "
Majolica stoup depicting Saint Veronica.
17th century, Deruta porcelain factory
The figure of the saint holds the cloth with which she purified Jesus during the Passion and on which the imprint of the holy face is engraved. Interesting is the use of cadmium yellow and cobalt oxide (blue) to emphasise the Saint's robe
Deruta is a famous Italian ceramics factory, a centre of production that has been active since the Middle Ages and whose epicentre is in the region of Umbria.
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