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| Keywords: Monvaerni Master - Devotional Plaquette with the Adoration of the Magi - Walters 44439.jpg This is an image de chevet literally an image hung at or near the head of a bed a devotional image that one saw first thing in the morning and just before going to bed The intent was to provide an inspirational reference that begins and ends the day here wise leaders from the far reaches of the world and of different races paying homage to Christ's divinity The technique of working with enamel painted on copper is characteristic of Limoges but the composition and the rounded compact figures reflect French manuscript illumination of the period between 1485 1495 Early Modern painted enamel on copper; gilded copper frame cm 24 13 5 2 accession number 44 439 31743 Henry Walters Baltimore 1929 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Limoges painted enamels in the Walters Art Museum Media from the Walters Art Museum no creator template Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update Painted enamel art in the Walters Art Museum Limoges enamel - 15th century | ||||
