Adoration of the Shepherds
Master K.I.P.|Valerio Belli (Il Vicentino)
mid-16th century · Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
A number of midcentury Limoges enamel painters were exquisite copyists. Some drew directly on Italian precedents, as in this case: a bronze medal by Valerio Belli (ca. 1468–1546) provided the source for the scene.
- Artist
- Master K.I.P.|Valerio Belli (Il Vicentino)
- Date
- mid-16th century
- Medium
- Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt
- Culture
- French, Limoges
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
