Dish with Orpheus charming the beasts

The "in Castel Durante" Painter

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a pastoral scene on a ceramic plate. It depicts a nude figure seated on a rocky landscape, holding a stringed musical instrument and a staff or spear. The background shows a lush landscape with hills, rocks, a stream, and a village with castle-like structures. The sky has a gradient from yellow to blue with clouds. In the foreground, a rabbit sits on a rock. The painting features a blend of blue, green, and earth tones in the style of early Renaissance Italian majolica with classical themes.