Plate – The Legend of Shooting the Dead Body
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| Caption | Plate – The Legend of Shooting the Dead Body, 1540-1575. Maiolica, tin glazed and painted earthenware. Attributed to: Giacomo Mancini. The plate shows a scene from the 'Shooting the Dead Body' tale. A nobleman died in Persia and two different people claimed to be his only son and heir. A judge devised a test to discover which one was the true son. An archery competition was arranged with the body of the dead man as the target. One of the boys shoots and hits the body, whilst the other boy says that he cannot desecrate the body of his father. The second boy is announced as the rightful heir. |
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| Creator | see caption |
| Artwork medium | not available |
| Credit | Birmingham Museums Trust |
| Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | Plate Legend of Shooting the Dead Body 1540-1575 Maiolica tin glazed earthenware Giacomo Mancini shows scene Shooting the Dead Body tale nobleman Persia two people claimed son heir judge devised test discover one true archery competition arranged body dead man target boys shoots hits whilst boy desecrate father second announced rightful Applied Arts Pottery Italy 16th Century Ceramics Antiquities Europe |
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