Triptych: The Last Judgment
ca. 1500
Medium
Painted enamels on copper, partly gilded.
Dimensions
Center plaque 25 x 22 cm; left plaque 25 x 10 cm; right plaque 25 x 10 cm
Classification
Enamels
Culture
French
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.1225
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the *Triptych: The Last Judgment*, a masterful work by the anonymous Master of the Orléans Tript, created around 1500 in France. exquisite piece from the Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art across three copper plaques— a central panel measuring 25 x 22 cm flanked by narrower wings of 25 x 10 cm each. Crafted in painted enamels, partly gilded, it exemplifies the pinnacle of Limoges enamel artistry, where finely ground glass powders are fused to metal in a kiln, yielding vibrant, jewel-like colors that endure centuries. Depicting the biblical Last Judgment with Chr...