{"product_id":"reproduction-2","title":"Reproduction 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis object is a \u003cstrong\u003efaithful Renaissance-style maiolica reproduction\u003c\/strong\u003e, made using the \u003cstrong\u003esame materials and techniques employed in central Italy around the early–mid 1500s\u003c\/strong\u003e, particularly in workshops like those of \u003cstrong\u003eDeruta\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription (historically grounded):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vessel is a \u003cstrong\u003eglobular maiolica vase\u003c\/strong\u003e with a narrow foot and slightly flared neck, thrown on a wheel from refined earthenware clay. After the first firing (\u003cem\u003ebiscotto\u003c\/em\u003e), the surface was coated with a \u003cstrong\u003etin-opacified glaze\u003c\/strong\u003e, producing the characteristic opaque white ground that Renaissance potters used as a “ceramic canvas.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe decoration was painted \u003cstrong\u003efreehand\u003c\/strong\u003e with metallic oxide pigments—primarily cobalt blue, copper green, antimony yellow, manganese brown, and iron red—\u003cstrong\u003ebefore the final firing\u003c\/strong\u003e, exactly as in the 16th century. No modern overglaze or decals are involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the center is a \u003cstrong\u003esacred biblical scene\u003c\/strong\u003e, likely inspired by Old Testament iconography common in Deruta production: a bearded male figure with a halo guiding a young child, rendered in soft, classical proportions. The figures are framed by a pastoral landscape with stylized hills and clouds, painted in the \u003cstrong\u003enarrative istoriato style\u003c\/strong\u003e that became popular in the early Cinquecento.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurrounding the scene are \u003cstrong\u003egrotesque and arabesque motifs\u003c\/strong\u003e, vegetal scrolls, and symmetrical flourishes derived from Roman decorative vocabulary rediscovered during the Renaissance. The border patterns and ribboned cartouche reflect designs seen in authentic Deruta wares from circa \u003cstrong\u003e1500–1530\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe glaze surface shows slight pooling and subtle tonal variation—intentional and historically accurate—resulting from \u003cstrong\u003ewood-kiln firing\u003c\/strong\u003e and natural flux movement, rather than industrial uniformity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn short:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis piece is not merely “inspired by” the 1500s—it is a \u003cstrong\u003etechnical reconstruction\u003c\/strong\u003e of Renaissance maiolica, executed with:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewheel-thrown earthenware\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003etin-glaze (\u003cem\u003esmalto\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehand-painted oxide pigments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esingle high-temperature glaze firing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExactly as a Deruta workshop master would have done five centuries ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Geribi Deruta Italy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57386339369305,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8507\/4777\/files\/701-1304-watermark.jpg?v=1772100359","url":"https:\/\/geribi.com\/products\/reproduction-2","provider":"Geribi Deruta Italy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}