The Annunciation

ca. 1510–20

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 544

Pénicaud’s name and the date 1503, once (but no longer) visible on an enameled Crucifixion in the Musée National du Moyen Age, Paris, have served to document the enameler’s style. The figure of the archangel Gabriel on the left plaque was probably based on an engraving by Martin Schongauer (ca. 1430–1491), but the facial style and gravity of expression are Pénicaud’s.

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Provenance

Title: The Annunciation
Artist: Nardon Pénicaud (French, 1470–1542/43)
Date: ca. 1510–20
Culture: French, Limoges
Medium: Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt
Dimensions: "b" confirmed: 7 11/16 × 2 3/4 × 1/8 in. (19.5 × 7 × 0.3 cm)
Classification: Enamels
Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Object Number: 14.40.698b, c
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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