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Source Description
A rectangular plaque displays an oval wreath of laurel leaves enframing a device composed of a pair of wings and a scroll inscribed: SVB VMBRA TVARVM [alarum]- a free rendering of verse 4 of Psalm 90, translated: "He will overshadow thee with his shoulders: and under his wings thou shalt trust." The scroll and wings are white; the ground lapis blue; the laurel leaves green, with clusters of fruit at the angles and fillets in amber color. In the corners sprays of leaves are indicated in gilding.
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Document identity
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24139
label
Plaque with Emblem
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object
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Source metadata
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24139
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object
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normalized
title
Plaque with Emblem
description
A rectangular plaque displays an oval wreath of laurel leaves enframing a device composed of a pair of wings and a scroll inscribed: SVB VMBRA TVARVM [alarum]- a free rendering of verse 4 of Psalm 90, translated: "He will overshadow thee with his shoulders: and under his wings thou shalt trust." The scroll and wings are white; the ground lapis blue; the laurel leaves green, with clusters of fruit at the angles and fillets in amber color. In the corners sprays of leaves are indicated in gilding.
provenance
Anatole Demidoff, Prince of San Donato [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Collections de San Donato Sale, Paris, March 22, 1870, lot 468; Henry Willett, Brighton, England [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, London, April 7, 1905, no. 98; George Robinson Harding, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1530-1540 (Renaissance)
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CC0
language
en
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Enamels
plaques
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
22.3
height
20
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 3/4 x W: 7 7/8 in. (22.3 x 20 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Transcription] SVB VMBRA * TVARVM; [Translation] Under the shadow [of your wings]
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painted enamel on copper
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6229
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REN
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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