The Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna holds a unique collection of Italian maiolica from the 15th to the 18th century, which is now being published almost in its entirety for the very first time. Maiolica tableware, Italy’s luxury export, spread to the courts of northern Europe from the early 16th century. Today, the MAK’s holdings from former imperial, ecclesiastical, aristocratic, and private ownership enter into a dialogue with maiolica from well-known Austrian and Central European collections. Timothy Wilson, professor emeritus at Balliol College Oxford and former Keeper of Western Art at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, and Rainald Franz, curator at MAK, together with other experts provide an extensive insight into the development of maiolica in its cultural and historical context. Thus a scholarly exploration of one of the best collections of maiolica in the world has now been scientifically examined for the very first time.<\/p>\n
With contributions by Rainald Franz, Michael Göbl, Nikolaus Hofer, and Timothy Wilson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna holds a unique collection of Italian maiolica from the 15th to the 18th century, which is now being published almost in its entirety for the first time.
Lilli Hollein DIRECTOR’S PREFACE 7
\nTimothy Wilson MAIOLICA: A QUINTESSENTIAL ART FORM OF RENAISSANCE ITALY 9
\nRainald Franz THE MAK MAIOLICA COLLECTION IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT 12
\nNikolaus Hofer RARE BEAUTY: RENAISSANCE MAIOLICA IN AUSTRIAN
\nARCHAEOLOGICAL FIND COMPLEXES 18
\nMichael Göbl AUSTRIAN COATS OF ARMS ON IMPORTED ITALIAN MAIOLICA 22
\nTimothy Wilson THE CATALOGUE
\nCASE 1 THE CREDENZA 32
\nCASE 2 FIFTEENTH CENTURY FLORENTINE PHARMACY JARS 46
\nCASE 3 LUSTREWARE FROM SPAIN 50
\nCASE 4 DERUTA 52
\nCASE 5 THE BEGINNINGS OF ISTORIATO PAINTING 60
\nCASE 6 FAENZA 66
\nCASE 7 NICOLA DA URBINO 74
\nCASE 8 FRANCESCO XANTO AVELLI 78
\nCASE 9 URBINO CONTEMPORARIES OF NICOLA AND XANTO 84
\nCASE 10 FRANCESCO DURANTINO 88
\nCASE 11 MID SIXTEENTH CENTURY ISTORIATO IN THE DUCHY OF URBINO 98
\nCASE 12 ORNAMENTAL MAIOLICA: THE URBINO TRADITION 108
\nCASE 13 WHITE GROUND GROTESQUE PAINTING IN URBINO 116
\nCASE 14 LUSTREWARE OF GUBBIO 126
\nCASE 15 “FAENZA WHITE” 134
\nCASE 16 SIXTEENTH CENTURY AND LATER MAIOLICA IN TUSCANY 138
\nCASE 17 VENICE 144
\nCASE 18 THE POTTERY OF IZNIK AND ITS IMPACT IN ITALY 152
\nCASE 19 IPPOLITO ROMBALDONI OF URBANIA 156
\nCASE 20 FERDINANDO MARIA CAMPANI AND THE HOLÍČ FACTORY 162
\nCASE 21 CASTELLI 168
\nCASE 22 NORTH ITALIAN FACTORIES OF THE BAROQUE PERIOD 176
\nCASE 23 DEVOTIONAL OBJECTS 182
\nCASE 24 STORIES FROM THE BIBLE 186
\nCASE 25 STORIES FROM ANCIENT HISTORY 192
\nCASE 26 TALES FROM OVID 198
\nCASE 27 GRAPHIC SOURCES FOR ISTORIATO MAIOLICA 206
\nCASE 28 ARMORIAL SERVICES 216
\nCASE 29 BELLE DONNE 226
\nCASE 30 MAIOLICA FOR NEW MOTHERS 230
\nCASE 31 MAIOLICA FOR THE PHARMACY 234
\nCASE 32 DIASPORA: THE SPREAD OF I TALIAN MAIOLICA PRODUCTION ABROAD 242
\nCASE 33 MAIOLICA FROM NEUKLOSTER 246
\nCASE 34 MAIOLICA FROM THE OBIZZI ESTE COLLECTION 254
\nCASE 35 MEDICI PORCELAIN 258
\nCASE 36 INCISED SLIPWARE 260
\nCASE 37 NINETEENTH CENTURY HISTORICISM 262
\nCASE 38 A CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN MAIOLICA ARTIST: MARINO MORETTI 268
\nConcordance 270
\nBibliography 272
\nIndex 279
\nPhoto Credits 284
\nAcknowledgements 285<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":37273,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[21060],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-37272","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-decorative-arts","7":"author-edited-by-lilli-hollein","8":"author-edited-by-rainald-franz","9":"author-edited-by-timothy-wilson","10":"publisher-arnoldsche-art-publishers","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n