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Workshop of Nardon Pénicaud French
This plaque comes from a series that includes a Nativity and a scene of the risen Christ appearing to Mary Magdalen, now in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. All were probably part of an altarpiece illustrating the life of Christ.
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Title: Adoration of the Magi
Maker:
Workshop of Nardon Pénicaud (French, 1470–1542/43)
Date: probably ca. 1520
Culture: French, Limoges
Medium: Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt
Dimensions: 4 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. (11.7 x 8.9 cm)
Classification: Enamels
Credit Line: Bequest of Theodore Rousseau, 1974
Accession Number: 1974.289.9
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