The Dream of Daniel
Date1545
Object PlaceDeruta, Umbria, Italy, Southern Europe, Europe
MediumTin glazed earthenware with polychrome decoration
Dimensions11 1/2 inches (29.21 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
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
c. 1820
1880
1880
1736 - 1795
6th/7th Century
5th Century BC
4th/6th Century AD
1st Century AD
1st Century AD