Jean de Court

Master I.C.
Decourt, Jean

French, active 1553 - active c. 1585

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This is a painting of a scene depicted on a decorative plate. The scene shows a group of figures around a tree, with a central figure merging or growing into the tree, surrounded by others in various poses. The style is reminiscent of the mannerist period of art, displaying dynamic figures and dramatic compositions typical of the European Renaissance period. The figures are dressed in flowing garments with a rich and deep color palette dominated by blue, white, and earthy tones. The border of the plate is ornately decorated with intricate floral and vine patterns, as well as small cherubs and other embellishments, all rendered in exquisite detail, and outlined in black and gold. The overall composition suggests a mythological or allegorical subject, common in the decorative arts of the Renaissance.
Anonymous Artist, Oval Dish with the Birth of Adonis, c. 1560, enamel painted on copper, Widener Collection, 1942.9.290

Oval Dish with the Birth of Adonis

Anonymous Artist · c. 1560 · enamel painted on copper ·  Accession ID  1942.9.290

Bibliography

1861

  • Ardant, Maurice. "Emailleurs limousins: Jehan court dit Vigier, Susanne Court, Jean de Court." Bulletin de la société archéologique et historique du Limousin 11 (1861): 5-21 19-21.

1907

  • Edited by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, 7:583-584.

1967

  • Verdier 1967, xxv-xxvi.

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: 97.