CIRCLE OF LEONARD LIMOUSIN, MID 16TH CENTURY

Details

A parcel-gilt enamelled copper plaque depicting St. Michael
Circle of Leonard Limousin, mid 16th Century
Weighing the souls of the departed, in a later rectangular velvet covered mount with a hinged support to the reverse
15.5cm high

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Lot Essay

The facial type of this figure is reminiscent of the work of the great enameller Leonard Limousin. A comparison can be made for example, between this plaque and the plaque depicting The Betrayal in the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore (illustrated in P. Verdier, The Walters Art Gallery - Catalogue of the Enamels of the Renaissance, 1967, no. 107, pp. 175 - 177).

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