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Source Description
This plaque together with its counterpart (44.133), each painted in "sfumato grisaille," were surely from a series set into a casket. One of the commanding figures is identified as Hector, the most valiant of the Trojans in "The Iliad," the Homeric epic chronicling the Greek conquest of Troy; so the overall theme may have been the Trojan War. The artist took motifs from an engraving after a composition by the Italian master Giulio Romano (1499-1546) that represented a military campaign of the Roman general Scipio Africanus.The monogram "KIP," found here, is thought to be that of Jean Poillevé.
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Document identity
localId
15850
label
Plaque with Cavalry Battle between Greeks and Trojans
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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15850
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Plaque with Cavalry Battle between Greeks and Trojans
description
This plaque together with its counterpart (44.133), each painted in "sfumato grisaille," were surely from a series set into a casket. One of the commanding figures is identified as Hector, the most valiant of the Trojans in "The Iliad," the Homeric epic chronicling the Greek conquest of Troy; so the overall theme may have been the Trojan War. The artist took motifs from an engraving after a composition by the Italian master Giulio Romano (1499-1546) that represented a military campaign of the Roman general Scipio Africanus.The monogram "KIP," found here, is thought to be that of Jean Poillevé.
provenance
Collection of Baron de Theïs Sale, 1874, no. 55; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1550 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Enamels
plaques
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7
height
8.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 3/4 × W: 3 1/2 in. (7 × 8.9 cm)
Source extras
RelatedObjects
7865
med
painted enamel on copper
creator_ids
5908
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
2379
133
Single page context
seq
1
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0
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photo
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