Important majolica picture plate from Urbino Flat shape with a small, barely recessed mirror. Chamois-coloured glaze, polychrome decoration covering the entire surface. Scenic, mythological depiction with Apollo and the nine muses as well as two cupids on Mount Parnassus. Slightly dam.; d. 26.8 cm. Provenance: from the Michahelles Collection, Hamburg, which has grown over generations. An important Italian Urbino polychrome painted maiolica dish depicting Apollo and the Nine Muses. Minor chips. Italy. Urbino. Circa 1550.