The Annunciation
This master is recognized as the enameler of a triptych with a central scene of the Annunciation flanked by donor portraits of Louis XII of France (1462–1515) and his queen, Anne de Bretagne (d. 1514), painted between 1499 and 1514. Now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, that triptych is arguably the most beautiful early sixteenth-century Limoges enamel in existence. This plaque is a variant of the London triptych’s central panel.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Annunciation
- Enameler: Workshop of Master of the Triptych of Louis XII (ca. 1490–ca. 1515)
- Date: probably early 16th century
- Culture: French, Limoges
- Medium: Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt
- Classification: Enamels
- Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
- Object Number: 14.40.697a
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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