Plaque with the Crucifixion

16th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 544
The Orléans Triptych, an Annunciation scene with wings depicting King David and Isaac, is in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Orléans, France. Another triptych is in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The enamels attributed to the master or to his workshop sometimes display figures with delicately drawn faces side by side with more mannered representations, bordering on caricature.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Plaque with the Crucifixion
  • Artist: Master of the Orléans Triptych (French, active late 15th–early 16th century)
  • Date: 16th century
  • Geography: Made in Limoges, France
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Painted enamel, copper
  • Dimensions: Overall: 8 3/16 x 7 11/16 x 1/16 in. (20.8 x 19.5 x 0.2 cm)
    Inset: 4 13/16 x 4 1/8 in. (12.3 x 10.4 cm)
  • Classification: Enamels-Painted
  • Credit Line: Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.211a
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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