{"id":7257,"date":"2026-04-04T20:31:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/?page_id=7257"},"modified":"2026-04-04T20:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:33:28","slug":"istoriato-maiolica-laterza","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/en\/ceramica-di-laterza\/istoriato-maiolica-laterza\/","title":{"rendered":"Historiated Majolica in Laterza: History, Characteristics, and 17th-Century Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7257\" class=\"elementor elementor-7257\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30008b78 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30008b78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4772c475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4772c475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/en\/ceramica-di-laterza\/\">Historia in Laterza majolica: origins, characteristics, and masters<br><br><br><\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d01a65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d01a65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-082c482 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"082c482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"677\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"677\"><strong>From the compendiary roots to the birth of the istoriato<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"789\">To understand the nature of the\u2019<strong data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"356\">historiated Laertine<\/strong>, it is necessary to start from a fundamental consideration: it did not arise as an isolated phenomenon, but as an internal evolution of the local decorative tradition. The majolica of Laterza, already between the end of the 16th century and the first decades of the 17th, was distinguished by a high material quality and a notable finesse in the pictorial rendering, especially in the so-called productions <strong data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"750\">summary<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"1157\">The compendiario, characterized by a rapid and essential graphic synthesis, represents the first experimental field for painting on which the istoriato was grafted. However, while the compendiario tends toward reduction and stylization, the istoriato makes the opposite leap: it expands the narrative, occupies the entire surface, and restores figurative complexity.<\/p><p data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1637\">This transformation is not accidental. It is the result of a technical and cultural maturation of the Laertine workshops, supported by a cultured and wealthy clientele that required objects that were no longer merely decorative, but <strong data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1396\">narrative and symbolic<\/strong>. Already in the first decades of the seventeenth century, we can observe artefacts which, while remaining formally compendiary, show complex scenes and denser compositions, clearly anticipating the historiated language.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b65f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a4b65f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6042cb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6042cb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/compendiario-maiolica-di-laterza-grottega-960x960.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7259\" alt=\"compendiario-maiolica-di-laterza-grottega\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/compendiario-maiolica-di-laterza-grottega-960x960.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/compendiario-maiolica-di-laterza-grottega-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/compendiario-maiolica-di-laterza-grottega-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/compendiario-maiolica-di-laterza-grottega-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/compendiario-maiolica-di-laterza-grottega-12x12.webp 12w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/compendiario-maiolica-di-laterza-grottega-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/compendiario-maiolica-di-laterza-grottega-145x145.webp 145w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/compendiario-maiolica-di-laterza-grottega-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/compendiario-maiolica-di-laterza-grottega-50x50.webp 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53b6ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c53b6ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2cec9b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2cec9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"677\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"677\"><strong>What is istoriato: definition and general context<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"1707\" data-end=\"2020\">In the panorama of Italian ceramics, the term <strong data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"1769\">historiated<\/strong> It refers to a decorative style that depicts scenes from cultured sources: classical mythology, biblical episodes, historical events, or hunting and battle scenes. This style was already established during the Renaissance, in centers such as Faenza, Urbino, and Deruta.<\/p><p data-start=\"2022\" data-end=\"2355\">The istoriato of Laterza fits into this tradition, but with its own characteristics. Unlike the great Renaissance centers, where polychromy often dominated and the composition was directly inspired by panel painting, in Laterza a more controlled, almost graphic, version of figurative narration developed.<\/p><p data-start=\"2357\" data-end=\"2686\">The distinctive element is the prevalence of the <strong data-start=\"2401\" data-end=\"2424\">turquoise monochrome<\/strong>, expressed in varying intensities to create depth and chiaroscuro effects. This aspect is not secondary: it indicates a specific aesthetic choice, which prioritizes drawing over color and brings Laertine historiato closer to engraving than painting.<\/p><p data-start=\"2357\" data-end=\"2686\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d5101 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0d5101\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5861853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5861853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maiolica-laterza-diana-alla-fonte-grottega-muma-1-960x960.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7114\" alt=\"maiolica-laterza-diana-alla-fonte-grottega-muma\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maiolica-laterza-diana-alla-fonte-grottega-muma-1-960x960.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maiolica-laterza-diana-alla-fonte-grottega-muma-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maiolica-laterza-diana-alla-fonte-grottega-muma-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maiolica-laterza-diana-alla-fonte-grottega-muma-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maiolica-laterza-diana-alla-fonte-grottega-muma-1-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maiolica-laterza-diana-alla-fonte-grottega-muma-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maiolica-laterza-diana-alla-fonte-grottega-muma-1-145x145.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maiolica-laterza-diana-alla-fonte-grottega-muma-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maiolica-laterza-diana-alla-fonte-grottega-muma-1-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maiolica-laterza-diana-alla-fonte-grottega-muma-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-715cc1cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"715cc1cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e1e8f0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44e1e8f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"677\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"677\">\u00a0<strong>The specificity of the Laertine historiato<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"2740\" data-end=\"2939\">With the term <strong data-start=\"2755\" data-end=\"2779\">\u201chistoriated Laertine\u201d<\/strong> a production that developed between approximately 1650 and 1730 can be identified, characterised by some well-defined peculiarities.<\/p><p data-start=\"2941\" data-end=\"3179\">The first is the absolute centrality of the figurative scene. Unlike other traditions, where decoration can coexist with predominant ornamental elements, here the entire surface of the plate becomes a continuous narrative space.<\/p><p data-start=\"3181\" data-end=\"3422\">The second is the use of a monochromatic turquoise, which allows for an extremely refined rendering of volumes and expressions. This is not a technical limitation, but a stylistic choice that enhances the line and tonal modulation.<\/p><p data-start=\"3424\" data-end=\"3734\">The third is the iconographic derivation. The scenes are not invented ex novo, but rather drawn from engravings by 16th- and 17th-century masters. This is crucial: it demonstrates that the Laertine ceramists operated within a broader cultural system, drawing on visual models circulating throughout Europe.<\/p><p data-start=\"3736\" data-end=\"4004\">Finally, the workshop dimension should be emphasized. The workshops were not isolated entities, but rather environments where models, techniques, and formal solutions were shared. This explains both the similarities between the works and the difficulty in definitively attributing them to individual masters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ce43a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69ce43a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac4399 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ac4399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"677\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"677\"><strong>The decorative refinement of the 16th century: the basis of the historiated<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"4087\" data-end=\"4313\">One of the most common mistakes is to consider historiated art a starting point, when in reality it is a point of arrival. Its quality is possible only thanks to the extraordinary <strong data-start=\"4265\" data-end=\"4312\">decorative refinement achieved in the 16th century<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"4315\" data-end=\"4443\">Archaeological and documentary evidence shows that already in the late sixteenth century, Laertine production was characterised by:<\/p><p data-start=\"4445\" data-end=\"4590\">\u2013 very thin thicknesses of the artefacts<br data-start=\"4482\" data-end=\"4485\" \/>\u2013 high quality white enamels<br data-start=\"4517\" data-end=\"4520\" \/>\u2013 technical control of pigments<br data-start=\"4552\" data-end=\"4555\" \/>\u2013 precision in the pictorial line<\/p><p data-start=\"4592\" data-end=\"4928\">These elements are not accessories, but structural. Without such a refined material and such a controlled technique, istoriato could not exist. The ability to modulate the turquoise, to render faces, to construct depth on a ceramic surface stems from this earlier tradition.<\/p><p data-start=\"4930\" data-end=\"5080\">In other words, the Laertine istoriato is not a sudden innovation, but the natural evolution of an already highly sophisticated artisan culture.<\/p><p data-start=\"4930\" data-end=\"5080\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf136a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dbf136a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4da9b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4da9b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Piatto-istoriato-laertino-maiolica-di-laterza-policromia-blu-cobalto-giallo-ocra-960x960.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6989\" alt=\"Piatto-istoriato-laertino-maiolica-di-laterza-policromia-blu-cobalto-giallo-ocra\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Piatto-istoriato-laertino-maiolica-di-laterza-policromia-blu-cobalto-giallo-ocra-960x960.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Piatto-istoriato-laertino-maiolica-di-laterza-policromia-blu-cobalto-giallo-ocra-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Piatto-istoriato-laertino-maiolica-di-laterza-policromia-blu-cobalto-giallo-ocra-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Piatto-istoriato-laertino-maiolica-di-laterza-policromia-blu-cobalto-giallo-ocra-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Piatto-istoriato-laertino-maiolica-di-laterza-policromia-blu-cobalto-giallo-ocra-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Piatto-istoriato-laertino-maiolica-di-laterza-policromia-blu-cobalto-giallo-ocra-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Piatto-istoriato-laertino-maiolica-di-laterza-policromia-blu-cobalto-giallo-ocra-145x145.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Piatto-istoriato-laertino-maiolica-di-laterza-policromia-blu-cobalto-giallo-ocra-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Piatto-istoriato-laertino-maiolica-di-laterza-policromia-blu-cobalto-giallo-ocra-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.grottega.live\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Piatto-istoriato-laertino-maiolica-di-laterza-policromia-blu-cobalto-giallo-ocra.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9ed01 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df9ed01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1575f1f9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1575f1f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"677\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"677\">\u00a0<strong>Angelo Antonio d&#039;Alessandro: the master of historiato<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"6204\" data-end=\"6380\">Among the protagonists of the Laertine historia, a central figure emerges: <strong data-start=\"6276\" data-end=\"6307\">Angelo Antonio d&#039;Alessandro<\/strong> (1642\u20131717), priest and ceramist, deacon of the church of San Lorenzo.<\/p><p data-start=\"6382\" data-end=\"6676\">His biography reflects a typical condition of the time, in which religious and artistic dimensions could coexist. Son of a mother with the surname Festa, originally from Laterza, and a father from Santeramo, d&#039;Alessandro embodies a significant territorial and cultural synthesis.<\/p><p data-start=\"6678\" data-end=\"6803\">But what really distinguishes him is the quality of his hand, unanimously considered the finest in Laterza of his time.<\/p><p data-start=\"6805\" data-end=\"7037\">His autographed works, dated between 1678 and 1705, constitute the largest corpus attributable with certainty to a single ceramist from Laerte. Through them, it is possible to identify specific stylistic characteristics:<\/p><p data-start=\"7039\" data-end=\"7209\">\u2013 controlled and refined hatching<br data-start=\"7075\" data-end=\"7078\" \/>\u2013 clever use of chiaroscuro in monochrome<br data-start=\"7122\" data-end=\"7125\" \/>\u2013 great attention to anatomical details<br data-start=\"7166\" data-end=\"7169\" \/>\u2013 balanced and legible compositions<\/p><p data-start=\"7211\" data-end=\"7357\">These elements allow us not only to recognize his works, but also to understand the qualitative level achieved by the Laertine historiato.<\/p><p data-start=\"7359\" data-end=\"7694\">It&#039;s important to avoid oversimplification, however: d&#039;Alessandro isn&#039;t the only protagonist, nor can he be considered the absolute inventor of istoriato. Research clearly shows that there was a previous generation, represented for example by Lorenzo Gallo, who anticipated this style.<\/p><p data-start=\"7696\" data-end=\"7862\">D&#039;Alessandro&#039;s merit is rather that of having brought the historiato to its highest expressive level, making it a point of reference in Baroque majolica.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a3e43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75a3e43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec9e38 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ec9e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"677\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"677\"><strong>Technique, workshop and production complexity<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"7919\" data-end=\"8105\">An often overlooked aspect concerns the productive structure of the workshops. Stylistic analyses suggest that many historiated works are the result of collective work.<\/p><p data-start=\"8107\" data-end=\"8417\">In some cases, the central scene and the brim decoration appear to have been crafted by different hands, with varying levels of quality. This indicates a division of labor within the workshops, where multiple artisans collaborated on the same piece.<\/p><p data-start=\"8419\" data-end=\"8652\">Furthermore, the use of techniques such as the <strong data-start=\"8454\" data-end=\"8466\">dusting<\/strong> or it <strong data-start=\"8472\" data-end=\"8483\">stencil<\/strong> demonstrates a pragmatic approach to production: even high-level works could be created with the help of tools that guaranteed consistency and speed.<\/p><p data-start=\"8654\" data-end=\"8870\">This operational dimension must be considered to avoid a romantic and simplified view of craftsmanship. The Laertine istoriato is the product of a complex production system, not just of individual talents.<\/p><p data-start=\"8654\" data-end=\"8870\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-720fe95b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"720fe95b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc0f06f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cc0f06f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"677\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Decline and transformation of the historiated<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"8925\" data-end=\"9081\">The Laertine historiato did not disappear suddenly, but progressively entered a phase of decline between the end of the 17th and the first decades of the 18th century.<\/p><p data-start=\"9083\" data-end=\"9414\">The causes are multiple. On the one hand, the disappearance of the most important masters, including d&#039;Alessandro himself in 1717, deprived the system of its key figures. On the other, the tastes of patrons changed, influenced by the rise of porcelain and new decorative trends.<\/p><p data-start=\"9416\" data-end=\"9585\">Added to this is an economic factor: the decrease in available resources leads to a reduction in the quality of materials and the complexity of decorations.<\/p><p data-start=\"9587\" data-end=\"9736\">The result is a progressive abandonment of the blue monochrome and figurative narration, replaced by simpler and more repetitive decorations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f897229 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f897229\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101aaad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"101aaad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"677\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"677\"><strong>The historiated as an expressive pinnacle<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"9800\" data-end=\"10047\">THE&#039;\u2019<strong data-start=\"9802\" data-end=\"9824\">historiated Laertine<\/strong> It represents the pinnacle of artistic expression for Laterza majolica. It&#039;s not just a decorative technique, but a complex language that integrates figurative culture, technical skill, and production organization.<\/p><p data-start=\"10049\" data-end=\"10255\">Compared to the general historiated style of Italian ceramics, the Laertine one stands out for its chromatic essentiality, the precision of the line and a particular tension between design and narration.<\/p><p data-start=\"10257\" data-end=\"10480\">It is the result of a centuries-old tradition, culminating in a period of extraordinary artistic fertility, in which the <strong data-start=\"10371\" data-end=\"10383\">Faenzari<\/strong> of Laterza have been able to transform a practical object into a real pictorial surface.<\/p><p data-start=\"10482\" data-end=\"10708\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">And in this path, the figure of <strong data-start=\"10517\" data-end=\"10548\">Angelo Antonio d&#039;Alessandro<\/strong> remains emblematic: not as the only protagonist, but as the highest point of a culture that has made <strong data-start=\"10657\" data-end=\"10679\">decorative refinement<\/strong> its own distinctive sign.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The istoriato in Laterza majolica: origins, characteristics, and masters. 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