Plate with Hercules and Lichas and arms of the Pucci family 1532 Fra Xanto Avelli da Rovigo In the early 1530s, the painter Xanto created an ambitious dinner service for a member of the Pucci family of Florence. On this plate, the Pucci arms can be seen at upper left, while at the center, Hercules grabs a would-be assassin by the ankle. The action continues at right, where Herculess defeated opponent flies headlong into the sea. Plate with Hercules and Lichas and arms of the Pucci family 188891 Artist: Fra Xanto Avelli da Rovigo, ca. 1486?1582, Plate with Hercules and Lichas and arms of the Pucci family, 1532, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Diameter: 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1904 (04.9.7)