Adoration of the Shepherds and Adoration of the Magi

Unknown

probably ca. 1480–90, 19th century frame · Basse-taille and painted enamel on silver; silver-gilt frame · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The technique of enamel painting is thought to have been introduced into Lombardy between 1470 and 1480. The style here is close to that of several miniature painters who worked for the Milanese ducal court of the Sforza. The frame is a sixteenth-century addition.

Artist

Unknown

Date

probably ca. 1480–90, 19th century frame

Medium

Basse-taille and painted enamel on silver; silver-gilt frame

Culture

Italian, Lombardy, Milan or Ferrara

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913