Joseph reconciled, Limoges plate by Jean Court dit Vigier

An image of Limoges Enamel Plate. Court dit Vigier, Jean I (French, d. 1592). Court dit Vigier, Jean II (French, c.1575 to beween 1631-1635). Joseph reconciled to his brothers, embraces Benjamin. Copper, the front decorated in polychrome enamels with Joseph greeting his brothers in Egypt, and the back in grisaille enamels with a radiating design of terms and torches linked by strapwork. Signed ‘.I . C.’ in black on white strapwork below one of the torches. Circular with slightly raised applied edge, narrow sloping rim, shallow curved sides, and almost flat centre. Height 1.9 cm, diameter 19.8 cm, circa 1564-1610. Limoges, France. Renaissance, Mannerist.

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Limoges Enamel Plate. Court dit Vigier, Jean I (French, d. 1592). Court dit Vigier, Jean II (French, c.1575 to beween 1631-1635). Joseph reconciled to his brothers, embraces Benjamin. Copper, the front decorated in polychrome enamels with Joseph greeting his brothers in Egypt, and the back in grisaille enamels with a radiating design of terms and torches linked by strapwork. Signed ‘.I . C.’ in black on white strapwork below one of the torches. Circular with slightly raised applied edge, narrow sloping rim, shallow curved sides, and almost flat centre. Height 1.9 cm, diameter 19.8 cm, circa 1564-1610. Limoges, France. Renaissance, Mannerist.

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Accession Number: M.115A-1961
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/25.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 780 pixels
Image width: 685 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 575.92kB
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 25/1
Captured: 2008:01:22 20:22:57

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