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Two dishes
Also titled Twee schotels
c. 1650 - c. 1665
- Medium
- faience
- Classification
- platter
- Dimensions
- diameter 37.5 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Gift of A. Bredius, The Hague
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
In the mid-17th century Dutch potters tried to produce earthenware that more closely resembled Chinese porcelain. They adapted the firing technique so that the dishes could be thinner, and the white tin glaze improved. While the painter of these dishes derived inspiration from Chinese porcelain, he added imaginary motifs, such as the pulpit and parts of the landscape.
