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The Dream of Daniel

Date1545
Object PlaceDeruta, Umbria, Italy, Southern Europe, Europe
MediumTin glazed earthenware with polychrome decoration
ClassificationsCeramics
Dimensions11 1/2 inches (29.21 cm)
Credit LineCity of Detroit Purchase
Object number21.192
DescriptionThe nude figure of Daniel is roused from his sleep (symbo- lized by the nightmarish masks beneath the platform on which he sits) by a trumpeting angel in the sky above him. Densely packed figures, which inhabit the background, are personifications of the Seven Deadly Sins. The scene is based on a drawing by Michelangelo called IL SOGNO (The Dream). On back, two yellow concentric rings, one around rim, the other 1/4" from rim.
On View
On view
Locations
  • Exhibition   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 3, European Sculpture & Decorative, Gallery 3
Ewer
c. 1906
Min'ai Bowl
early 13th Century
Ewer
1902/1907
Vase
1910/1912
Jar
1910/1912
Bowl
12th Century