Book-Cover Plaque with Christ in Majesty
Unknown
ca. 1200 · Copper: engraved, chased, scraped, stippled, and gilt; champlevé enamel: dark, medium, and light blue; turquoise, dark and light green, yellow, red, translucent red, translucent rose, and white. · Medieval Art
While the format of this book cover is typical of Limoges work, the lilac color of the footstool is distinctive.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1200
- Medium
- Copper: engraved, chased, scraped, stippled, and gilt; champlevé enamel: dark, medium, and light blue; turquoise, dark and light green, yellow, red, translucent red, translucent rose, and white.
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Credit line
- Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
