Artifacts - Porcelain - Italy Plate c. 1550 Majolica is a tin-glazed pottery. It was introduced to Italy from Moorish Spain through the island of Majorca, thus its name. Italian manufacture of this earthenware is known as Fayence after Faenza, the town i

Artifacts - Porcelain - Italy Majolica Dish 16th century Majolica is a tin-glazed pottery. It was introduced to Italy from Moorish Spain through the island of Majorca, thus its name. Italian manufacture of this earthenware is known as Fayence after Fae

Artifacts - Porcelain - Italy Majolica Dish, c. 1530. Majolica is a tin-glazed pottery similar to Fayence-ware. It was introduced to Italy from Moorish Spain through the island of Majorca, thus its name. Italian manufacture of this earthenware is known a

Tourists standing at Leaning Tower of Pisa, Tuscany Italy

Artifacts - Porcelain - Italy Majolica Dish c. 1500 This piece illustrates a glazer at work. Majolica is a tin-glazed pottery similar to Fayence-ware. It was introduced to Italy from Moorish Spain through the island of Majorca, thus its name. Italian man

Paintings & Engravings - Engraving - Italy "The Penitent Magdalen" by Pompeo Battoni (1708-1787) The artist was born in Lucca, Tuscany, and his work bridges the rococo, classic and emerging neoclassic styles. Here Mary Magdalen, after the crucifixion

Tourists standing at Leaning Tower of Pisa, Tuscany Italy

Island of Elba, Tuscany, Italy