Dish
ca.1630 (made)
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The scene in the well of the dish is from the first book of Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'. Clymene shows Phaeton the chariot of his father, Helios. The design source is an engraving by Crispin de Passe of 1602, almost certainly after Goltzius. The reverse is painted with the armorials of a branch of the Du Périer family as indicated by the punning arms of a bird between three golden pears.
Object details
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Brief description | Clymene showing to Phaeton the chariot of his father, Helios, with Du Périer arms on the reverse, painted in enamels on copper, François II Limosin, Limoges, France, signed, ca.1630 |
Physical description | The scene in the well of the dish is from the first book of Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'. Clymene shows Phaeton the chariot of his father, Helios. The design source is an engraving by Crispin de Passe of 1602, almost certainly after Goltzius. The reverse is painted with the armorials of a branch of the Du Périer family as indicated by the punning arms of a bird between three golden pears. |
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Marks and inscriptions | FRANCOIS LIMOSIN FECIT', gilded (On the lower edge of the central well, under the main scene) |
Object history | Acquired in 1857 from the Espaulart du Mans sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 7th to 9th May 1857, lot no.4. |
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Accession number | 4547-1857 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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