Plaque with Ganymede, mid 16th century

Not on View

Medium

enamel painted on copper

Dimensions

overall: 7.6 x 9.3 cm (3 x 3 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Samuel H. Kress Collection

Accession Number

1961.9.183

Artists / Makers

Pierre Reymond (artist) French, c. 1513 - after 1584

Image Use

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Provenance

Trivulzio Collection, Milan. (Count Alessandro Contini Bonacossi, Florence); purchased by Samuel H. Kress, New York, by 1937;[1] gift 1961 to NGA.

[1] Arthur M. Hind to NGA chief curator John Walker, 12 June 1951, in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Contini Bonacossi, Alessandro, Count
Kress Foundation, Samuel H.
Kress, Samuel H.
Trivulzio collection

Technical Summary

The design is rendered in the grisaille technique. The enamel is in good condition except for losses in both upper corners and along the bottom edge. The prepared copper plate is exposed in some loss areas.

Bibliography

1993: Distelberger, Rudolf, Alison Luchs, Philippe Verdier, and Timonthy H. Wilson. Western Decorative Arts, Part I: Medieval, Renaissance, and Historicizing Styles including Metalwork, Enamels, and Ceramics. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1993: 95-96, repro. 96.