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19th Century Madonna Adoring the Infant Jesus Italian School Ceramic White Blue

$17,786.91
£13,257.80
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Cantagalli-manufactured ceramics measuring 125 x 67 cm depicting a sweet Madonna adoring the Child Jesus and the Holy Spirit. At the beginning of the 19th century, Ulisse Cantagalli started an artistic production of ceramics, adding it to his kiln along the Via Senese in Florence that produced raw material for construction. Ulisse, who was born in Florence on June 18, 1839 to Giuseppe and Flavia Franceschi, ran the company from 1872 and in 1878 hired an employed painter to become a skilled majolica decorator. By 1885, the company was already a highly regarded manufacture of artistic majolica, and the former painter, now director of works, employed around 30 painters and decorators (Corona) in addition to his two sons. Ulysses died on March 29, 1901 in Cairo, where he had traveled for health reasons. At the Milan Industrial Exhibition of 1881, the Manifattura Figli [Ulisse and Romeo] di Giuseppe Cantagalli of Florence, which proved to be one of the leading manufacturers of ornamental majolica, was awarded a gold medal 'for the merit of the many good style reproductions, as well as for the important attempt to solve the problem of producing objects with an artistic character at prices so low as to make them accessible to the generality of buyers'. Other honors followed at exhibitions in Antwerp, Paris and London. The production approach, based on the imitation of ancient styles (Persian, Hispano-Moorish, Italian Renaissance and Della Robbia garments) and on the modest prices that facilitated sales and spread the taste for majolica, brought the company great success, the conquest of the Italian market, and the opportunity to make a name for itself in many parts of Europe, America and the Orient. In order to achieve a good stylistic and qualitative level, Ulysses had personally studied 15th- and 16th-century specimens also by traveling abroad. He had also studied the ancient methods of preparing soils, coatings, colors and firing, and had patiently trained the workers: modellers and painters had been sent to study the works preserved in the museums of Arezzo, Pesaro, Loreto and other cities, as well as Florence. He had also maintained constant contact with foreign scholars, such as the English C.D.E. Fortnum and H. Wallis, and the Germans J. Lessing and W. von Bode. The paintings and works of art published here are my exclusive property and therefore are always available to be viewed, by appointment, in my exhibition sites located in Sanremo and Brescia. This item , like all our objects, is sold accompanied by a photographic certificate FIMA of authenticity and lawful origin; this document identifies the object by adding more value to the article. We take care and personally organize the packaging and shipping of our items with insurance all over the world. Mr. Mr. Riccardo Moneghini Art Historian
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 49.22 in (125 cm)Width: 26.38 in (67 cm)
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  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
    1830-1839
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Sanremo, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1510215521162

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