Italian Renaissance Ceramics at Apothecaries Hall

Italian Renaissance Ceramics at Apothecaries Hall
To be given by Justin Raccanello

Visitors to Apothecaries’ Hall walk past its amazing collection of drug jars on every visit, in the Shop, the Armada Hall, and the Parlour. A small number were made in London, but the majority of the collection are Italian jars, or albarelli. It’s easy to take them for granted.

But each one has a story to tell. There are tell-tale signs present on all of them that indicate their place of manufacture and who they were made for, not just what they used to contain when in use in the Apothecary shop.

And to unlock their stories we have Justin Raccanello. He specialises in early Italian ceramics, exhibits at Frieze and TEFAF Maastricht and has written on the subject. He regularly takes part in London Art Week with new and tempting exhibitions.

This talk is the first in a series aimed at exploring different aspects of our wonderful collections. Join us to explore our own albarelli with Justin’s expert guidance.