Lot Essay
For a virtually identical plaquette with a rounded, as opposed to a flat top, see I. Weber, Deutsche, Niederländische und Französische Renaissanceplaketten 1500-1650, Munich, 1975, no. 452.
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LATE 16TH EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Details
A GERMAN GILT-BRONZE PLAQUETTE DEPICTING THE PIETÀ
LATE 16TH EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Depicitng the Virgin seated before the cross bearing the body of Christ.
The gilding later.
7¼ x 5¼ in. (18.5 x 11.5 cm.)
LATE 16TH EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Depicitng the Virgin seated before the cross bearing the body of Christ.
The gilding later.
7¼ x 5¼ in. (18.5 x 11.5 cm.)
Provenance
Marquis d'Anzelme de Pizet
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