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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Plaque: Adoration of the Magi

Plaque: Adoration of the Magi

c. 1480–1500
(French)
France, Limoges, 15th century
painted enamel on copper
Unframed: 9.9 x 7 cm (3 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.565
Location: 110B Late Gothic

Description

The size and shape of this plaque suggests that it may have originally been an "image de chevet" -- a religious image that was popularly hung from the bed curtain during late medieval times.
  • Duke of Marlborough; Paul Garnier; John L. Severance.
  • Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942. Mentioned: p. 46, cat. no. 99 archive.org
  • Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).
  • {{cite web|title=Plaque: Adoration of the Magi|url=false|author=Monvaerni Master|year=c. 1480–1500|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1942.565