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Source Description
This plaque is one of four which were the ends of the lids of two caskets decorated with allegorical children's games. Here, a nude boy holding a horn is attacked by another armed with a club. A Cupid, fallen on his knees, tries to intervene. Between the two boys is scratched a love-knot.
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Document identity
localId
28442
label
Children Playing
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
28442
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Children Playing
description
This plaque is one of four which were the ends of the lids of two caskets decorated with allegorical children's games. Here, a nude boy holding a horn is attacked by another armed with a club. A Cupid, fallen on his knees, tries to intervene. Between the two boys is scratched a love-knot.
provenance
Raoul Heilbronner, Paris, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd quarter 16th century (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
plaques (flat objects)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.4
height
14.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 5/16 x W: 5 13/16 in. (8.4 x 14.7 cm)
Source extras
RelatedObjects
4822
med
painted enamels on copper
creator_ids
3084
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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3243782b487dabfa