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Source Description
This is an "image de chevet" (literally, an image hung at or near the head of a bed): a devotional image that one saw first thing in the morning and just before going to bed. The intent was to provide an inspirational reference that begins and ends the day, here wise leaders from the far reaches of the world and of different races paying homage to Christ's divinity. The technique of working with enamel painted on copper is characteristic of Limoges, but the composition and the rounded, compact figures reflect French manuscript illumination of the period.
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Document identity
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31743
label
Devotional Plaquette with the Adoration of the Magi
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Source metadata
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31743
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object
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normalized
title
Devotional Plaquette with the Adoration of the Magi
description
This is an "image de chevet" (literally, an image hung at or near the head of a bed): a devotional image that one saw first thing in the morning and just before going to bed. The intent was to provide an inspirational reference that begins and ends the day, here wise leaders from the far reaches of the world and of different races paying homage to Christ's divinity. The technique of working with enamel painted on copper is characteristic of Limoges, but the composition and the rounded, compact figures reflect French manuscript illumination of the period.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1485-1495 (Early Modern)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
plaques
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
24
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13.5
depth
2
dimensionsRaw
9 7/16 x 5 5/16 x 13/16 in. (24 x 13.5 x 2 cm)
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cul
French
style
Gothic
med
painted enamel on copper; gilded copper frame
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5291
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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