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Source Description
Perhaps the finest of the early Limoges enamellers was the Master of the Triptych of Louis XII. The name given to this anonymous artist, who must have enjoyed considerable princely patronage, derives from a triptych in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, which has on its wings portraits of King Louis XII of France and his consort, Anne of Brittany. The luminous blues, the mulberry, ochre and greens of this triptych are subtly balanced to create an intimate and tragically moving mood. The intensity and purity of the colors recall the splendor of stained-glass windows and it is not surprising, therefore, to find that such windows did in fact occasionally serve as models for this artist's compositions.
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Document identity
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11452
label
The Pietà with St. Catherine and St. Sebastian
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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11452
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object
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normalized
title
The Pietà with St. Catherine and St. Sebastian
description
Perhaps the finest of the early Limoges enamellers was the Master of the Triptych of Louis XII. The name given to this anonymous artist, who must have enjoyed considerable princely patronage, derives from a triptych in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, which has on its wings portraits of King Louis XII of France and his consort, Anne of Brittany. The luminous blues, the mulberry, ochre and greens of this triptych are subtly balanced to create an intimate and tragically moving mood. The intensity and purity of the colors recall the splendor of stained-glass windows and it is not surprising, therefore, to find that such windows did in fact occasionally serve as models for this artist's compositions.
provenance
Don Joachim Badaran of Falces, Navarre, Spain, by purchase; Seligmann Bros., Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 15th century (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
triptychs
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
18.8
height
16.9
dimensionsRaw
Center panel H: 7 3/8 x W: 6 5/8 in. (18.8 x 16.9 cm); Each wing H: 7 3/8 x W: 2 13/16 in. (18.8 x 7.2 cm)
Source extras
med
translucent enamels on copper
creator_ids
2024
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
316
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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