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Source Description
The scene occupies the well of the dish. Christ is surrounded by the apostles. Bread, wine cups and a dish containing the roasted paschal lamb are laid on the table which is covered with a white linen cloth. The black background is powdered with gilt punched dots and stars. The cavetto is decorated with gilt scrolls on a black ground. The rim displays eight cherub heads painted amidst gilt scrolls.In the central field of the reverse of the dish is a large shield-of-arms: sable, a double-headed eagle displayed argent, surmounted by a closed helm and colletin with a crest, with mantling in blue, white and orange. The border is decorated with gilt scrolls.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
10277
label
The Last Supper
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
10277
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
The Last Supper
description
The scene occupies the well of the dish. Christ is surrounded by the apostles. Bread, wine cups and a dish containing the roasted paschal lamb are laid on the table which is covered with a white linen cloth. The black background is powdered with gilt punched dots and stars. The cavetto is decorated with gilt scrolls on a black ground. The rim displays eight cherub heads painted amidst gilt scrolls.In the central field of the reverse of the dish is a large shield-of-arms: sable, a double-headed eagle displayed argent, surmounted by a closed helm and colletin with a crest, with mantling in blue, white and orange. The border is decorated with gilt scrolls.
provenance
Vicomte Deury [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Arras, June 14-21, 1897, lot 58; Jacques Seligmann, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
c. 1650
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
dishes
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
38.8
height
30.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 15 1/4 x W: 11 7/8 in. (38.8 x 30.1 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] in black near the edge of the table: franciscus limosin fecit[Transcription] in the black background: COENA DOMINI
med
painted enamel on copper
creator_ids
5070
collection_ids
REN
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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76977ec782392dfc
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2
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photo
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c2680ece24b8665a
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