Cette grande plaque rectangulaire est à rapprocher des émaux produits par la famille Pénicaud. Le Christ sur le Chemin du Calvaire, plaque de dimensions similaires conservée au musée de l'Ermitage de Saint-Pétersbourg (inv. 2312), est attribué à l'atelier de Jean I Pénicaud. Figures, tonalités des bleus et des bruns, impressionnants travail de l'or à l'aiguille et abondance de la dorure sont autant de caractéristiques que l'on retrouve sur notre plaque et celle de l'Ermitage. La scène représentée, La Descente de Croix, est peinte d'après une gravure de Marcantonio ou Marc-Antoine Raimondi (vers 1480-vers 1534). Graveur et orfèvre né près de Bologne, il grava une grande variété de thèmes païens et religieux, s'installa à Venise où il copia notamment les œuvres d'Albrecht Dürer, puis voyagea à Rome où il fut proche de l'entourage de Raphaël. Le département des Arts graphiques du musée du Louvre (inv. 4117 LR/Recto), tout comme le département des Estampes de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, conservent un tirage de cette gravure qui possède un cadrage légèrement plus large que notre plaque.
This large rectangular plaque can be compared to the enamels produced by the Pénicaud family. Christ on the Way to Calvary, a plaque of similar dimensions in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg (inv. 2312), is attributed to the workshop of Jean I Pénicaud. Figures, tons of the blue and brown colours, impressive gold needlework and abundant gilding are all characteristics that can be found on our plate and the one in the Hermitage. The scene depicted, The Descent from the Cross, is painted after an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480-c. 1534). An engraver and goldsmith born near Bologna, he engraved a wide variety of pagan and religious themes. He settled in Venice, where he copied the works of Albrecht Dürer in particular, and then travelled to Rome, where he was close to the circle of Raphael. The département des Arts graphiques of the Musée du Louvre (inv. 4117 LR/Recto), as well as the département des Estampes of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, have a print of this engraving which has a slightly wider frame than our plaque.
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There are the inevitable minor surface scratches due to age and handling. Minor restorations to the edges. Possibly with refreshments to the gilding. Very good condition.
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