Lot 8
  • 8

Le Portement de Croix et la Présentation du Christ au Temple Limoges, XVIe siècle

Estimate
4,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description

  • Le Portement de Croix et la Présentation du Christ au Temple
  • deux plaques en émail peint polychrome à rehauts d'or; dans des cadres en bois doré
  • (avec cadre) 37 x 31 cm; (émail) 28 x 21 cm; (with frame) 14 1/2 x 12 1/4 in; (enamel) 11 x 12 1/4 in
le Christ, au centre, portant la croix sur son dos, vêtu d'une longue robe marron, rehaussé d'or, accompagné de soldats muni de casques et boucliers, habillés dans des couleurs bleu et violet, sur un champs vert parsemé de fleurs peintes en or; dans l'intérieur d'une église, est assise au centre la Vierge, présentant le Christ à un évêque

Literature

S. Baratte, Les Emaux peints de Limoges, musée du Louvre, Paris, 2000, p.14 et p. 45-46.

Condition

Overall good condition, some retouch to the paint at several places, with losses of paint and some restoration in the angles, and to the edges, a few minor scratches to the surface. Very finely painted.
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Catalogue Note

La plaque du Portement de Croix peut être rapprochée des oeuvres réalisées dans l'entourage de Jean I Pénicaud, vers 1530.