Renaissance Portraits in Deruta Ceramics
During the Renaissance portraits were one of the favorite subjects of Deruta potters, less keen on painting historical scenes (istoriato) which, on the contrary, were the pride of Gubbio, Casteldurante, Faenza and Urbino.
Before going through the reasons why Deruta pottery was so different from other Umbrian ceramics, it’s necessary to take a step back and [...]