The Docent Collections Handbook 2007 Edition, Gallery 4 Page 19

This page features two works of art: a Charger with Bird from Spain (Manises) and The Deposition by Guglielmo della Porta.

Charger with Bird

The Charger with Bird is a tin-glazed earthenware piece from the 15th century. It is currently located in the John Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida.

The Deposition

The Deposition is a gilded bronze relief from the mid-16th century. It is currently located in the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan, Italy.

The Deposition is significant because it is one of several bronze versions produced after a marble relief now in Milan. The design, based on a drawing by Guglielmo in Düsseldorf, may have been intended for a side altar in Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, where the artist did most of his work.