Deruta Ceramics
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'''Deruta Ceramics''' are a type of enamelled [[ceramic]]s produced in the [[Italy|Italian]] town of [[Deruta]].
==Overview==
Deruta ceramics are a typical product of [[Deruta]], a picturesque medieval hilltown in [[Umbria]], [[Italy]]. Production began in the [[early Middle Ages]], found its artistic peak in the 15th and early 16th century, with highly characteristic local styles, such as the Deruta trademark "Raffaellesco" dragon design said to be inspired by the murals of [[Raphael]].
In 1553, Leandro Alberti wrote “... the [[terra cotta|terracotta]] vases made in Deruta are often mentioned for how well they are made and beautifully decorated. And it is believed that there are no other craftsmen in Italy that can match the work even though there have been attempts to do so...”
==The town of Deruta==
Deruta has over 200 ceramic workshops, most of which retail their own goods along with other retail shops which display and sell pottery products. The town also serves as a centre for local farming and various agricultural industries.
There are a number of ruins of very old ceramic [[kilns]] throughout Deruta. In addition to housing the usual governmental offices, the municipal hall houses a Museum of Ceramics. Along the Tiberina road, at the foot of the old town, yet another church - the [[Madonna delle Piagge]] - is clad in a colorful array of ceramic tiles.
==External links==
*[http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/r/raphael/biograph.html Raffaello Sanzio] (In English)
*[http://www.setteangeli.com/inlovewithitaly-vol6.aspx Raphael - Raffaello Sanzio] (In English)
*[http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/p/perugino/biograph.htmlPietro Vanucci "Il Perugino"] (In English)
*[http://www.museoceramicaderuta.it/default.htm Deruta Regional Museum of Ceramics] (In English)
*[http://www.comune.deruta.pg.it/ Official Comune di Deruta (City of Deruta) website] (in Italian)
*[http://www.deruta.net/ Outline of Deruta ceramics with pictures] (in English)
*[http://www.setteangeli.com/inlovewithitaly-vol6.aspx In Love with Italy -Deruta-Edition 6] (In English))
*[http://www.montitrasimeno.umbria.it/cmtrasimeno/en/comuni/deruta/storia.html Comune (Burough) of Deruta: the history] (in English)
*[http://www.deruta.net '''Deruta and its ceramics'''] (In English)
*[http://www.derutanews.it '''Deruta and Ceramics News, under the Patronage of the Deruta Borough"'''] (In English and Italian)
*[http://www.art1st.net '''The Deruta Ceramists Network'''] (In English and Italian)
[[Category:ceramics]]