Dish with winged putto 1572

This 16th-century Italian maiolica dish, attributed to Cipriano Piccolpasso, is a fine example of the artist’s mastery of the medium. The dish, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, features a central scene of a winged putto in a landscape, surrounded by a decorative border of musical instruments, shells, and ribbons. This design, crafted with bright colors and fine detail, is indicative of the high quality of maiolica produced in the region of Urbino during the Renaissance.