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Source Description
This almond-shaped enamel plaque depicts the half-length figure of an angel inscribed in a medallion. A nearly identical plaque in the cathedral treasury of St. Martin at Orense in Galicia (Northern Spain) suggests that this plaque once formed part of a large altar frontal commissioned by Bishop Alfonso of Orense (reigned 1174–1213). Fifty-three enameled plaques of this important ensemble are still preserved at the Cathedral of Orense. Others, including this one, were possibly removed during the Napoleonic era.
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142998
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Enamel Plaque from the Altar Frontal of Saint Martin at Orense (Spain)
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142998
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title
Enamel Plaque from the Altar Frontal of Saint Martin at Orense (Spain)
description
This almond-shaped enamel plaque depicts the half-length figure of an angel inscribed in a medallion. A nearly identical plaque in the cathedral treasury of St. Martin at Orense in Galicia (Northern Spain) suggests that this plaque once formed part of a large altar frontal commissioned by Bishop Alfonso of Orense (reigned 1174–1213). Fifty-three enameled plaques of this important ensemble are still preserved at the Cathedral of Orense. Others, including this one, were possibly removed during the Napoleonic era.
date
1174–1213 (probably before 1188)
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60820023
genreSpecific
Enamel
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Average: 13.7 x 8.9 cm (5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
cul
France, Limoges
accession
1966.735
Source extras
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copper: engraved, stippled, gilded; champlevé enamel
tombstone
Enamel Plaque from the Altar Frontal of Saint Martin at Orense (Spain), 1174–1213 (probably before 1188). France, Limoges. Copper: engraved, stippled, gilded; champlevé enamel; average: 13.7 x 8.9 cm (5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith, 1966.735
collection
MED - Gothic
citations
citation
“Year in Review.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 54, no. 10 (1967).
page_number
pp. 305, 342, #42
citation
Gaborit-Chopin, Danielle, Frédéric Tixier, Jean Marie Guillouët, and Dany Sandron.<em> L'œuvre de Limoges et sa diffusion: trésors, objets, collections.</em> Rennes: Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2011.
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IIB no. 2, p. 136
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Gift of Kelvin Smith
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2026-05-29 07:20:59.763000
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142998
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Medieval Art
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MED - Gothic
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copper: engraved, stippled, gilded; champlevé enamel
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