Christ Bearing the Cross

After a medal by Valerio Belli (Il Vicentino)

mid-16th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 544

The design is after a bronze medal by the Italian Valerio Belli (ca. 1468–1546), copied from an engraved rock-crystal plaque by the same artist that is now in the collection of the Vatican Museums.

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Provenance

Title: Christ Bearing the Cross
Enameler: Jean II Pénicaud (French, working ca. 1531/32–1549)
Maker: After a medal by Valerio Belli (Il Vicentino) (1468–1546)
Date: mid-16th century
Culture: French, Limoges
Medium: Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt
Dimensions: Diameter: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Classification: Enamels
Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Object Number: 32.100.256
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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