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Orpheus Attacked by the Maenads

Enameler Suzanne de Court French
first quarter 17th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 544
The object is a fragment of a watchcase cover; the image was taken from an uillustration by Bernard Salomon (ca. 1508–ca. 1561) for an edition of the Latin poet Ovid's Metamorphoses, first published in Lyon by Jean de Tournes in 1559.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Orpheus Attacked by the Maenads
  • Enameler: Suzanne de Court (French, active 1575–1625)
  • Date: first quarter 17th century
  • Culture: French, Limoges
  • Medium: Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt; gilt brass
  • Dimensions: wt confirmed: 1 5/8 × 1 1/2 in., 0.335oz. (4.1 × 3.8 cm, 9.5g)
  • Classification: Enamels
  • Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
  • Object Number: 32.100.266
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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