Two Limoges enamels from Mentmore Towers

Author

Bliss, Joseph R.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Arts in Virginia. 1990, Num. 2-3, Vol. 29, p. 28-33, 9 ill.

ISSN

0004-4032

Abstract (en)

Study of two pieces of 16th c. Limoges enamel from the Rosebery collection at Mentmore, acquired by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond: a ewer with Joshua Fighting Amalek, attributed to Jean Miette, and a tazza with Moses Dividing the Red Sea, by Jean de Court.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Decorative arts -- Metalwork -- France
• Limoges (FRA)
• Enamel
• France
• 1500-1600
• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts||Richmond (VA, USA)
• Mentmore House||Mentmore (GBR)
• Rosebery, earls of
• Collections
• Ewers
• Tazzas
• Miette, Jean, act.1553-1575

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Arts décoratifs -- Arts du métal -- France
• Limoges (FRA)
• Email
• France
• 1500-1600
• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts||Richmond (VA, USA)
• Mentmore House||Mentmore (GBR)
• Rosebery, earls of
• Collections
• Aiguière
• Coupe
• Miette, Jean, act.1553-1575

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00428746

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