Detail View: The AMICA Library: Henry d'Albret (1503-1555), King of Navarre
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.49.7.108
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Limosin, Léonard
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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ca. 1505-ca. 1575-1577
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Léonard Limosin
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Title:
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Plaque
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Title:
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Henry d'Albret (1503-1555), King of Navarre
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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16th century (1556)
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Creation Start Date:
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1556
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Creation End Date:
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1556
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Materials and Techniques:
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Enamel, painted on copper and partly gilded
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Classification Term:
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Enamels
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Dimensions:
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7 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. (19.1 x 14.3 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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49.7.108
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Credit Line:
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The Jules Bache Collection, 1949
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Rights:
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Context:
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Léonard Limosin was the greatest enamel painter working in the style of the School of Fontainebleau, Italian Mannerists and French artists active at the French court from about 1530 to 1570. Limosin's enameled portraits are numerous, and he has been ranked, along with Jean Clouet (1486-1540) and Corneille de Lyon (before 1500-1574), as the best portrait painter of Renaissance France. This plaque, one of at least six based on a drawing attributed to Limosin (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris), portrays the brother-in-law of the French king, François I (1497-1547), who ruled the independent kingdom of Navarre from 1518 until 1555. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.es49.7.108.R.tif
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