Deruta and Italy have been famous for ceramics for more than 700 years. In the Dark Age both ceramics and designs were imported from the Magreb, but a turning point came when the Arabs began to buy their pottery from Italy. Turkish ceramics reached an artistic peak with Iznik ware, of remote Chinese inspiration, in the late 15 C. Some of the best Italian majolica was produced between 1440 and 1540, while the highest level of development was achieved by the masters of Deruta beginning in the early 16 C.
Deruta majolica, Deruta hand-painted Italian ceramics including tiles, Deruta tableware and dinnerware. Deruta hand painted Italian majolica dinnerware, Deruta decorative vases plates and tiles, created in the Deruta fine hand-made Deruta ceramic tradition.
Deruta RaffaellescoThe birth and and name of this style can be traced back to Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio). He habitually adorned the borders of his frescoes with symbolic decorations depicting dragons and mythical animals. The craftsmen of the late 16 C copied and adapted these decorations from the engravings of contemporary artists, giving rise to one of the most famous Deruta styles. Today Deruta is still widely identified with this style. |
|
)
|
)
|
Its origins, as for the Raffaellesco, date back to the Renaissance period. The painters of that time commonly copied the decorations of great contemporary artists, such as Raphael and his master Pietro Vannucci called the Perugino. We can identify the bloomed scrolls and the blue arabesque characterising this style in the frescoes of these two artists.
a very common style, derived from the patterns on ware imported from the east in the 15th century.
)
|
)
|
The origins of the town of Deruta are for the most part obscure. It has always had important links to Perugia, which acts as a powerful bastion to the south and with Todi, another fortified town further south towards Rome.
Deruta
During the 13 C Deruta had its own statutes, followed in 1465 by a new document written in the vernacular which mandated the presence in the castle of four "boni omini", elected by and from among the residents, in addition to the podestą delegated from Perugia. In the second half of the 15 C, the residents were decimated by plague, and the city walls collapsed through lack of maintenance. In addition, during the "Guerra del Sale" (1540), Deruta, which had aligned itself against the Pope, was attacked and devastated. However, the submission of Perugia to the Church also brought a long period of peace to Deruta. During these years of peace, Deruta became famous for the high quality of its majolica.
| More history of Deruta | Geschichte von Deruta | Histoire de Deruta | Storia di Deruta |
Early furnaces are evident as one enters the historical centre of Deruta
through the Porta di S. Michele Arcangelo. In the small Piazza Biordo Michelotti
one may view the sober lines of the gotho-romanesque church of S.
Arcangelo, in front of which
there is a fine polygonal
fountain dating from 1848. Next is Piazza dei Consoli, where the
Palazzetto Municipale,
dating from 1300, is located. Its atrium houses a collection of
neolithic and Etruscan archaeological finds. The Palazzo houses, in addition, the
Pinacoteca and the Museum of Ceramics. The Pinacoteca contains an important collection of paintings originating from the churches of S. Francesco, S. Antonio, the Defunti di
Ripabianca and the hospital of S. Giacomo, and also a part from the rich collection of Lione
Pascoli. Paintings of the Alunno, the Baciccio, Stendardo, Amorosi, Fiorenzo di Lorenzo and Guido
Reni are on display. The Museum of Ceramics houses a magnificent display
of ceramic works of art from archaic to modern times.
In front of the Palazzo Municipale is the gothic Church of S.
Francesco.
The former Franciscan convent with its ancient cloister is located
adjacent to the Church. At the end of the narrow Strada Mastro Giorgio rises the
Church of S. Antonio which preserves important frescoes by Bartolomeo and Gian Battista
Caporali. The small church of Madonna del Divino Amore, today known as
Madonna della
Cerasa is situated at the top end of Piazza Cavour. Along the Tiberina road one sees the small
church of Madonna delle Piagge
dating from 1601, the facade of which is adorned with beautiful maiolica. Close by to this church one may visit an interesting
Majolica Museum.
Antique Deruta majolica |
||
)
|
)
|
)
|
|
|
Italian ceramics,
ceramica, ceramiche, pottery, majolica, maioloca, maioliche,
tableware, collectables - call them what you will, the appealing colors of the Italian majolica palette
brighten any room and lend themselves to easy mixing and matching of patterns.
|
|
Impruneta,
home of the Tuscan terracotta kilns
www.materiacrea.com
-
Modern Italian art ceramics and art gallery
www.terracotta-artenova.com - Huge catalogue of wholesale terracotta from Impruneta
www.montelupo.com Montelupo
Fiorentino, the historic centre of Tuscan hand-painted ceramics
|
Pubblicizza qui la tua attivitą e vedi ora i risultati! Vorresti pubblicizzare la tua attivitą su questo sito web per Deruta e ricevere traffico in entrata dalla nostra rete di pił di 50 portali relativi? Clicca qui per ulteriori dettagli in merito alla nostra soluzione integrata per una presenza su internet per ulteriori dettagli in merito alla nostra soluzione integrata per una presenza su internet piena di successi. |
ammonet web site hosting, domain name registration, development of databases
)
