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Source Description
M. D. Pape and Jean II Pénicaud were the great masters of grisaille, a technique in which the composition is painted in a gray monochrome. The boldly incised lines on the enamels of M. D. Pape recall the technique of the engraving which served as his models. The artist executed a number of similar triptychs which illustrate St. John baptizing Christ, preaching, and being beheaded.
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Document identity
localId
31119
label
Tripytch with the Life of St. John the Baptist
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object
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Source metadata
id
31119
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object
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normalized
title
Tripytch with the Life of St. John the Baptist
description
M. D. Pape and Jean II Pénicaud were the great masters of grisaille, a technique in which the composition is painted in a gray monochrome. The boldly incised lines on the enamels of M. D. Pape recall the technique of the engraving which served as his models. The artist executed a number of similar triptychs which illustrate St. John baptizing Christ, preaching, and being beheaded.
provenance
Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1919, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
third quarter 16th century (Renaissance)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
triptychs
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
56.5
height
67.8
dimensionsRaw
22 1/4 x 26 11/16 in. (56.5 x 67.8 cm)
Source extras
med
enamels on copper
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3084
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REN
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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a7824c73d79ddd0f