Plaque with Christ Carring Cross
Nardon Pénicaud
16th century
Medium
Painted enamel, copper
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 6 1/8 x 1/16 in. (17.8 x 15.5 x 0.2 cm)
Classification
Enamels-Painted
Culture
French
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
Accession Number
41.100.210
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
MenWomenCross
About the Artist
Nardon Pénicaud · 1470–1543
Nardon Pénicaud (c. 1470–c. 1542/43) was a pioneering French enameler based in Limoges, recognized as the founder of the first dynasty of enamel artists in that city. Little is known about his early life or training, which remains sparsely documented, but he established a workshop that produced exquisite painted enamels on copper, primarily depicting religious subjects in a distinctive French Goth...