16th century italian majolica
Gubbio - Urbania
- Faenza 21 - 27 September 1998
1998: five hundred years ago, the citizenship of Gubbio was granted to
Mastro Giorgio Andreoli. Mastro Giorgio, who was active until the middle of
the 16th century, was the unsurpassed master of storied iridescent faience
pottery.
The town of Gubbio will pay tribute to him with many events under the
scientific coordination of Professor Gian Carlo Bojani, curator of the
International Ceramics Museum in Faenza.
A retrospective exhibition on the theme: “MASTRO GIORGIO OF GUBBIO: A
DAZZLING CAREER” will be held from September 19th to November 7th 1998.
Thanks to the collaboration of Italian and foreign museums, the visitors
will be able to see a selection from Mastro Giorgio's most significant
works, with the added support of photographic reproductions.
1. Exhibition of restored works: “FOR A CERAMICS MUSEUM IN GUBBIO”.
September 19th-November 7th 1998. Will show a series of restored works from
apothecaries' equipment and some of the most significant pieces so as to
offer a historic and cultural overview of ceramic art in and around Gubbio,
and of its links with other centres.
2. Exhibition on “THE GUBBIO LUSTRE IN THE HISTORICIST CULTURE OF THE 19TH
CENTURY”. September 19th-December 31st 1998. A collection of about 60 pieces
(and other equipment) will help to understand the re-discovery of the Gubbio
metallic glazes (lustre) as from 1856-57, and will show who were the main
local manufacturers of metallic glaze ceramics active in the second half of
the 19th century.
3. Exhibition on “THE ENDURING VITALITY OF THE LUSTRE” (Spring 1999).
Australian and Italian artists will exhibit pieces made and decorated with
this special glaze in various Gubbio workshops, as well as some of their
previous work.
4. International conference: “ITALIAN FAIENCE IN THE 16TH CENTURY: THE
GUBBIO LUSTRE AND STORIED WORK IN THE DUCHY OF URBINO”. (Venue: Centro
Servizi S.Spirito - Gubbio Incontri, September 21st-23rd 1998).
Related conferences:
Urbania, September 24th 1998: “The faience of Casteldurante. The state of
research”.
Faenza, September 25th, 26th, 27th 1998: “Faience masterpieces of the
Strozzi Sacrati collection”.
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