Smalti con la Crocifissione e simboli degli Evangelisti

ca. 1100

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304

L’ abate Bégon III (r. 1087-1107) ordinò l’esecuzione di preziose opere d’arte per il suo monastero di Conques. Tra queste quasi sicuramente figurava il gruppo qui presentato, singolare per l’insolita tecnica, lo stile e la gamma dei colori, e che probabilmente faceva parte della copertina di un libro. Su ogni pezzo, l’orafo sovrappose alcune placchette di rame, quella inferiore con fili metallici (cloisons) che delineano i tratti e i drappeggi, e quella superiore tagliata in modo da definire i profili delle figure e della croce.

Artwork Details

Titolo: Smalti con la Crocifissione e simboli degli Evangelisti
Data: ca. 1100
Area geografica: Conques
Cultura: Francesi
Materiale e tecnica: Smalto champlevé e cloisonné su rame dorato
Dimensioni: Simboli degli Evangelisti ciascuno ca. 10,1 x 6,1 x 0,3 cm
Crediti: Dono di J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917; acquistato, donazione di Michel David-Weill e 2006 Benefit Fund, 2007
Numero d'inventario: 17.190.429
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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