The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of February 2, 2023

Plaque: Adoration of the Magi

c. 1480–1500

Monvaerni Master

(French)

France, Limoges, 15th century

Painted enamel on copper

Unframed: 9.9 x 7 cm (3 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.)

Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.565

Location

110B Late Gothic

Description

The size and shape of this plaque suggests that it may have originally been an "image de chevet" -- a religious image that was popularly hung from the bed curtain during late medieval times.

Provenance
Duke of Marlborough; Paul Garnier; John L. Severance.
Citations
Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942. Mentioned: p. 46, cat. no. 99 archive.org
Exhibition history

Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1942.565