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THE AGONY ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES
Polychrome painted enamel p…
See original version (French)
203
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THE AGONY ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES
Polychrome painted enamel p…
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,000 - €4,000
Voluntary lot
Description
THE AGONY ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES
Polychrome painted enamel panel on a slightly embossed rectangular copper plate with gold highlights. It depicts the Agony of the Lord Jesus on the Mount of Olives; Christ is shown kneeling, hands clasped, and his tunic is rendered in translucent violet enamel on a silver ground, He receives a vision of his Passion symbolised by an angel presenting him with the Holy Sacrament emerging from the clouds, set against a background of translucent red enamel on a ground (probably gold). In the lower left-hand corner are three sleeping apostles, amongst them Saint Peter armed with a sabre and the beardless Saint John. In the background, Judas – whose tunic is rendered in translucent red enamel on a ground (probably gold) – holds the purse and leads the guards. Highlights in painted gold. Set against colourless fusing enamel on copper (salmon-coloured).
Limoges, mid-16th century.
Later inscription on the reverse in black ink: ‘Léonard émailleur à Limoges’.
Red wax seal bearing a coat of arms (faded) beneath a count’s crown and the remains of an inventory label.
Height: 17.1 cm – Width: 13.8 cm
(Signs of wear, losses and previous restoration)
See original version (French)
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