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Plaque Depicting the Trojan Horse from the Aeneid

c. 1530–40

Master of the Aeneid Series

(French)
Culture
France, Limoges
Medium
painted enamel on copper, gilt-silver frame
Measurements
Overall: 23.8 x 21.4 cm (9 3/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1974.40
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Location
114 Late Northern Renaissance
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Description

This plaque is among the earliest examples of the technique of enamel on copper used during the Renaissance to depict secular scenes. Although it illustrates a passage from the ancient text of the Aeneid, the architecture and dress are more reflective of the courtly style popular in 16th-century France, when this work was made.

Plaque Depicting the Trojan Horse from the Aeneid

c. 1530–40

Master of the Aeneid Series

(French)
France, Limoges

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