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The size and shape of this plaque suggests that it may have originally been an "image de chevet" -- a religious image that was popularly hung from the bed curtain during late medieval times.

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Document identity
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122256
label
Plaque: Adoration of the Magi
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
122256
contentType
object
title
Plaque: Adoration of the Magi
description
The size and shape of this plaque suggests that it may have originally been an "image de chevet" -- a religious image that was popularly hung from the bed curtain during late medieval times.
date
c. 1480–1500
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60741438
creators
11156
genreSpecific
Enamel
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Unframed: 9.9 x 7 cm (3 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
cul
France, Limoges
accession
1942.565
Source extras
tec
painted enamel on copper
tombstone
Plaque: Adoration of the Magi, c. 1480–1500. Monvaerni Master (French). Painted enamel on copper; unframed: 9.9 x 7 cm (3 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.565
collection
MED - Renaissance
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 46, cat. no. 99
creditline
Bequest of John L. Severance
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:17:33.119000
sourceId
122256
dept
Medieval Art
coll
MED - Renaissance
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painted enamel on copper
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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