La collection is located on the first floor of the medieval tower of Porta Romana, near the church of Sant’Agostino in Gubbio. The tower was positioned to defend one of the ancient entrances to the city.
The museum traces the different phases of traditional lusterware production and preserves important specimens by Master Giorgio Andreoli.
In continuity with the important local ceramic tradition, the collection includes works ranging from the 16th century to the 1950s. Among these, the plate with Saint Anthony of Padua, dated 1531 and signed, both front and back, by Master Giorgio Andreoli. Active in Gubbio between 1495 and 1555, he was among the first in Italy to execute lusterware, a particular technique originating from the Islamic world that gives the surface iridescent reflections in ruby tones – peculiar to the Eugubine production – yellow, green, and gold.
Information about the Lusterware Maiolica Museum
Via Dante, 24
06024 Gubbio (Perugia)
0759275872
Source: MIBACT
