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Quatrilobed Plaque

Quatrilobed Plaque

c. 1280–1300

Did You Know?

Julien was not the only artisan to produce émaux de plique; therefore, an exact attribution to an artist is problematic.

Description

This rare four-lobed plaque is a superb example of émail de plique, a virtuoso enameling method popular in Paris during the late 1200s with the court of Philip the Fair (reigned 1285–1314). Plaques like this were prepared in advance to be attached to larger works including crosses, chalices, reliquaries, or even sewn into precious fabrics for decoration. Given the very distinctive shape of this plaque it is certain to have been created for a specific commission.
  • H. F. “A Quatrefoil Medallion of Translucent Enamel.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 20, no. 3 (March 1933): 38–41. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 38-41 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 148 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 53 archive.org
    Wixom, William D. Treasures from Medieval France. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967. Mentioned: p. 174; Reproduced: p. 175; cat. no.III-3 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 52 archive.org
    Milliken, William Mathewson. “Gifts to the Cleveland Museum of Art.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 61, no. 10 (December 1974): 371–383. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 371 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 58 archive.org
    Fliegel, Stephen N., and Elina Gertsman. Myth and Mystique: Cleveland's Gothic Table Fountain. 2016. Mentioned: p. 108-111
    Mikolic, Amanda, "A Gem of an Enamel", The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine, 16 (2017). p. 16 www.clevelandart.org
    Distefano, Giampaolo. Esmaltis viridibus: lo smalto de plique tra XIII e XIV secolo. Savigliano: L'Artistica Editrice, 2021. cover, cat no. 6, pp. 158-159
  • Myth and Mystique: Cleveland's Gothic Table Fountain. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 9, 2016-February 26, 2017).
    L'Art en France au temps de Philippe le Bel. Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, France (March 1-June 30, 1998).
    Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).
    Paris, France. Galeries nationales du Grand Palias "L'art en France au temps de Philippe le Bel" 3/17 - 6/2/98; exh. cat. no. 134, p. 209-210.
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (10/09/2016-02/26/2017); “Myth and Mystique: Cleveland’s Gothic Table Fountain”.
    Treasures of Medieval France. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1966-January 29, 1967).
    The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1932.537