A JOURNEY IN MAIOLICA:  ITALIAN RENAISSANCE TO AMERICAN CONTEMPORARy

The latest exhibition at Caramoor's House Museum features an array of fanciful scenes - a crowned goddess flanked by winged cherubs; serpents swarming in a turbulent sea; horned satyrs dancing in the forest; Adam and Eve tempted in the garden, and more - all depicted in vivid yellows, blues, greens, and beautiful ochre hues.  These biblical, historical and mythological images, selected from the Museum's permanent collection, are all the more remarkable because they exist on the face of 16th-century Italian maiolica pottery.  Also, of particular interest, is a set of twelve Catalan tiles from the 18th to the early 19th century, designed by Francisco Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) depicting whimsical musicians.

This exhibition is part of All Fired Up!  A Celebration of Clay in Westchester, organized by the Westchester Arts Council and the Clay Art Center to explore the versatility of ceramics.

Caramoor's fine examples of the popular Renaissance art form maiolica will be displayed along with artwork by several of today's top ceramic artists working on contemporary majolica - Rosie Wynkoop, Terry Seibert and the exhibitions's guest curator, Liz Quackenbush.  The artists will have several pieces for sale in the Museum shop. Works by Contemporary Artists.

Dish for a Ewer:   Folly, Vices and Virtues Maiolica (tin glazed earthenware) Italian (Urbino) late XVI century		Three-Handle Vase Maiolica Italian (Urbino) mid XVI century		Drug Jars (Pair) "Albarelli" Maiolica Italian (Urbino) mid XVI century