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Scenes from the Life of Joseph

After woodcuts by Bernard Salomon French
mid-16th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 544
Not long before 1540, Limoges enamelers adopted a predominately black-and-white (grisaille) palette, perhaps in part because
of their greater reliance on prints for their models. The scenes on the foot and cover were adapted from woodcuts by Bernard Salomon (ca. 1508–ca.1561) for two volumes of verse by Claude Paradin.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Scenes from the Life of Joseph
  • Artist: Pierre Reymond (born 1513, working 1537, died after 1584)
  • Artist: After woodcuts by Bernard Salomon (French, ca. 1508–ca. 1561)
  • Date: mid-16th century
  • Culture: French, Limoges
  • Medium: Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt; gilded metal finial of later date
  • Dimensions: Height (tazza with cover): 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); Height (tazza): 6 in. (15.2 cm)
  • Classification: Enamels
  • Credit Line: The F.O. Matthiessen Collection, Gift of Mrs. Emma Matthiessen, in memory of her husband, 1904
  • Object Number: 04.6.5a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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