LÉONARD LIMOUSIN
(Limoges 1505 - 1577)
NOLI... Lot 81
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LÉONARD LIMOUSIN
(Limoges 1505 - 1577)
NOLI ME TANGERE
Polychrome enamel, 16.5 x 12.8 cm.
Signed 'L.L.' at the end of the inscribed cartouche, upper left
PROVENANCE
Roman family
This splendid and rare masterfully executed copper is among the best production of the Limoges master Léonard Limousin. Probably executed in the 1640s at the time of the production of eighteen plaques concerning 'The Passion of Christ,' influenced on the one hand by the works of Albrecht Dürer and on the other by the great Italian masters of the time such as Primaticcio, Rosso, Giulio Romano, and Andrea Solari. From these he drew his taste for arabesque ornaments and mythological subjects. Limousin was, among the roster of French enamellers active in Limoges, the only one to paint enamels on his own models. Very prolific was the production of this great master during his lifetime, there is talk of about a thousand pieces including decorative objects, calamai enamels, mirrors etc. His works are preserved in the Musée des Beaux-arts in Limoges and the Louvre Museum in Paris
CONDITION REPORT
No noticeable glaze falls on the surface. Substrate felting evident at the back. The glaze is in good condition.
FRAME
Gilt bronze frame of Sansovinian style, chiseled with plant volutes, leaves, and dotted background, of recent date
BIBLIOGRAPHY
L. Bourdery, L. L. et son Oeuvre, Limoges 1895
Bibliographie de l'orfévriere et de l'émail-lerie françaises, Paris 1925
Chrisolm Hugh, Limousin Leonard, in Eciclopedia Britannica, Cambridge University press 1911, pp. 700-701
The enamel is accompanied by certificate of free circulation from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities in Rome, issued on Nov. 25/2020
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