Chasse with the Life of Christ
Unknown
ca. 1235–45 · Copper (plaques): engraved, stamped, and gilt; (appliqués): repossé, engraved, chased, scraped, and gilt; champlevé enamel: dark and medium blue, turquoise, light green, red, and white; glass cabochons; wood core. · Medieval Art
Goldsmiths in Limoges before the mid-thirteenth century began to embellish copper relief figures with enamel. Fewer colors were used, lending a new sculptural quality and variety to their work.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1235–45
- Medium
- Copper (plaques): engraved, stamped, and gilt; (appliqués): repossé, engraved, chased, scraped, and gilt; champlevé enamel: dark and medium blue, turquoise, light green, red, and white; glass cabochons; wood core.
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Credit line
- Bequest of Harriet H. Jonas, 1974
