Large Dish (tagliere): Pope Leo X presenting a baton to Federigo II Gonzaga, marquis of Mantua, on his appointment as captain general of the Church in 1521.
Object type: Dish
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Artist: Nicola da Urbino
Artist bio: Italian, active by 1520–died ?1537/38 Urbino
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1525–30
Medium: Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
Dimensions: Diameter: 19 1/16 in. (48.4cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession year: 1975
Tags: Churches|Men|Popes|Soldiers