MAKE A MEME View Large Image Catherine and St Sebastian - Walters 4491.jpg Perhaps the finest of the early Limoges enamellers was the Master of the Triptych of Louis XII The name given to this anonymous artist who must have enjoyed considerable princely patronage ...
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Keywords: Master of the Louis XII Triptych - The Pietà with St Catherine and St Sebastian - Walters 4491.jpg Perhaps the finest of the early Limoges enamellers was the Master of the Triptych of Louis XII The name given to this anonymous artist who must have enjoyed considerable princely patronage derives from a triptych in the Victoria and Albert Museum London which has on its wings portraits of King Louis XII of France and his consort Anne of Brittany The luminous blues the mulberry ochre and greens of this triptych are subtly balanced to create an intimate and tragically moving mood The intensity and purity of the colors recall the splendor of stained-glass windows and it is not surprising therefore to find that such windows did in fact occasionally serve as models for this artist's compositions late Other date century 15 translucent enamels on copper Center panel cm 18 8 16 9 ; Each wing cm 18 8 7 2 accession number 44 91 11452 Don Joachim Badaran of Falces Navarre Spain by purchase Seligmann Bros Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1910 Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1999-2000 place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Limoges painted enamels in the Walters Art Museum Master of the Louis XII Triptych Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet
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