The bella donna style of maiolica usually features a portrait of a beautiful woman, often done in profile, with an inscribed scroll. There are a few male portraits on this style of maiolica as well.
- Dish (V&A 2593-1856), Montelupo, c. 1470-1490
- Drug jar (V&A 245-1894), Naples, c. 1475
- Albarello: “Sanczone” (V&A C.209-1983), Naples, c. 1475
- Dish (British Museum M&ME 1853,2-21,5), Deruta, c. 1490-1525
- Dish (V&A 2596-1856) with a young man, Umbria or Tuscany, c. 1500
- Tagliere (Met 1975.1.1034), Deruta, c. 1500-1510
- Plate: “Ivbilia, bela” (Cleveland 1923.1096), Deruta, early 16th century
- Dish (Fitzwilliam C.24-1932), Deruta, c. 1500-1530
- Dish (V&A 2997-1856) with a young man, Deruta, c. 1510
- Dish: “Pvlisena.B” (V&A 7161-1860), Deruta or Gubbio, c. 1510
- Dish: “Memento mei” (V&A 7162-1860), Deruta, c. 1510-1520
- Coppa: “Carendina” (Met 1975.1.1018), workshop of Giovanni Maria Vasaro, Castel Durante, c. 1510-1520
- Dish: “Faustina” (NGA 1942.9.322), Deruta, c. 1510-1535
- Dish for a ewer (V&A 3030-1855), c. 1515
- Dish with a woman in a winged headdress (NGA 1942.9.323), Deruta, c. 1515-1540
- Dish (V&A 7163-1860), Deruta, c. 1520
- Dish: “Asai avaza chi fvrtvna pasa” (V&A 3035-1853), Deruta, c. 1520
- Dish with the Virgin and Child and “Santa Maria ora pro nobis” (Scotland A.510.2), Deruta, c. 1520
- Dish with the Madonna and Child and “Ave Santissima Maria Mater Dei Regina Celi” (NGA 1942.9.325), Deruta, c. 1500-1535
- Dish (V&A C.2062-1910), Faenza, 1510-1520
- Dish: “Chi biene gvida sva barca e sep'i porto” (V&A 1606-1855), Gubbio, c. 1515
- Dish, Cafaggiolo, c. 1515
- Dish, Deruta, c. 1520
- Coppe: “Philomena” (Met 65.6.8) and the hero Rugiero (Met 65.6.7), Urbino or Castel Durante, c. 1520-1525
- Dish (Scotland A.1877.20.117), Deruta, c. 1520-1540
- Piatto da pompa: “Svsanna Bella” (V&A 4078-1857), Deruta, c. 1520-1540
- Dish on low foot: “Capitanio Gintile” (V&A 8922-1863), c. 1525
- Moulded dish (V&A 8452-1863), Gubbio, c. 1525
- Dish on a low foot (V&A 8903-1863) with a young man, Gubbio, c. 1525
- Dish (V&A C.2071-1910) with a young man, Deruta, c. 1530
- Dish: “Chi be gvida sva bacha e sepe in porto” (V&A 7160-1860), Deruta, c. 1530
- Coppa amatoria: “Livia Bella” (Met 1975.1.1084), Urbino or Castel Durante, c. 1530
- Dish, c. 1530
- Abarello (Fitzwilliam C.269-1991), Castel Durante, c. 1530-1550
- Dish: “Portia B” (Scotland A.1876.31.2), Castel Durante (?), c. 1530-1560
- Dish on low foot: “Amaro chi me amara” (V&A 8886-1863), c. 1535-1540
- Dish: “Vm bello morire tvtta la vita onora” (V&A 84-1901), Deruta, c. 1535-1545
- Dish: “Ilena Bella” (V&A 1687-1855), Castel Durante or Urbino, c. 1540
- Dish on low foot: “Silvia diva mia bella” (V&A 8930-1863), Castel Durante or Urbino, c. 1540
- Dish on low foot: “Hieronima” (V&A 4627-1858), Castel Durante or Urbino, c. 1540
- Coppa amatoria: “Portia Bela” (Wernher Foundation EE 203)
- Tazza with a couple: “Dulce est amare” (V&A C.2116-1910), Deruta, c. 1550
- Dish (V&A 2594-1856) with a male hero, Deruta, mid-16th century
- Albarello (V&A C.149-1951), Nîmes or Montpelier, late 16th century
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