Castelli earthenware plate depicting Charity, Gentili workshop c. 1685-95

Castelli earthenware plate with polychrome decoration of a mythological scene depicting charity* in the form of a young woman protecting two children, one of whom is warming himself over a brazier. On either side of the young woman, two angels blowing. On the wing, a green mascaron head at the top and a blue winged head at the bottom, surrounded by loves hanging from baroque cartouches. Also on the left and right of the wing are two fauns carrying a basket of fruit and flowers.
Attributed to the painter Carlo Antonio Grue (1655-1723), Gentili workshop circa 1685-1695, late 17th century.
Diameter: 18 cm.
A small chip visible on the rim at 5 o'clock.
* Inspired by the engraving by Odeardo Fialetti, Scherzi d'amori series of 1617. Provenance: French private collection Merino-Masaki.
Cf. Luciana Arbace, Carlo Antonio Grue (1655-1723) Il trionfo della pittura, Colledara 2002.