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Source Description
Such caskets for storing personal items and treasures were often decorated with romantic scenes from ancient mythology or an imagined past. The subject of the lion hunt was found on Roman sarcophagi but made accessible for artists through Renaissance prints. Reymond must have never seen lions, which here look like pesky dogs. A mythical unicorn is featured on a side panel.The clear, black contours reflect Reymond's reliance on prints for his designs, but the lively rendering of surfaces is his own. Another version of this casket (present location unknown) is signed and dated 1547.
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Document identity
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8489
label
Casket with Scenes of Ancient Lion Hunts
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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8489
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object
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normalized
title
Casket with Scenes of Ancient Lion Hunts
description
Such caskets for storing personal items and treasures were often decorated with romantic scenes from ancient mythology or an imagined past. The subject of the lion hunt was found on Roman sarcophagi but made accessible for artists through Renaissance prints. Reymond must have never seen lions, which here look like pesky dogs. A mythical unicorn is featured on a side panel.The clear, black contours reflect Reymond's reliance on prints for his designs, but the lively rendering of surfaces is his own. Another version of this casket (present location unknown) is signed and dated 1547.
provenance
[possibly from the Rattier and Beurdeley Collections]; Charles Mannheim [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [catalogue by E. Molinier, p. 29, no. 180]; J. Pierpont Morgan, New York, no. 765; Arnold Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1919, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1547 (Renaissance)
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
Enamels
caskets (personal gear)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14
height
23.3
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 5 1/2 x W: 9 3/16 in. (14 x 23.3 cm); Top, front and back plaques H: 3 1/2 x W: 6 3/4 in. (8.9 x 17.1 cm); End plaques H: 3 1/2 x W: 3 5/16 in. (8.9 x 8.4 cm)
Source extras
med
painted enamel with traces of gilding; gilded brass casket
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5948
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REN
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none
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1
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photo
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