Pierre Reymond: Casket with Scenes of Ancient Lion Hunts ( ) |
Artist | Pierre Reymond (1513–1584) | ![Pierre Reymond](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Pierre_Reymond_-_Plaque_with_Jael_Killing_Sisera_-_Walters_44200.jpg/120px-Pierre_Reymond_-_Plaque_with_Jael_Killing_Sisera_-_Walters_44200.jpg) | Alternative names | Reymond | Description | French enamelist | Date of birth/death | circa 1513 date QS:P,+1513-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 | after 1584 date QS:P,+1584-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1584-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 | Authority file | | artist QS:P170,Q7192420 |
Title | Casket with Scenes of Ancient Lion Hunts |
Description | English: Such caskets for storing personal items and treasures were often decorated with romantic scenes from ancient mythology or an imagined past. The subject of the lion hunt was found on Roman sarcophagi but made accessible for artists through Renaissance prints. Reymond must have never seen lions, which here look like pesky dogs. A mythical unicorn is featured on a side panel. The clear, black contours reflect Reymond's reliance on prints for his designs, but the lively rendering of surfaces is his own. Another version of this casket (present location unknown) is signed and dated 1547. |
Date | circa 1547 date QS:P571,+1547-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 (Renaissanceera QS:P2348,Q4692 ) |
Medium | gilt on painted enamel, gilded brass |
Dimensions | Overall height: 14 cm (5.5 in); width: 23.3 cm (9.1 in) dimensions QS:P2048,14U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,23.3U174728 ; Top, front and back plaques height: 8.9 cm (3.5 in); width: 17.1 cm (6.7 in)dimensions QS:P2048,8.9U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,17.1U174728 ; End plaques height: 8.9 cm (3.5 in); width: 8.4 cm (3.3 in)dimensions QS:P2048,8.9U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,8.4U174728 |
Collection | institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
Accession number | 44.135 |
Place of creation | Limoges, France |
Object history | - [possibly from the Rattier and Beurdeley Collections]
- Charles Mannheim [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [catalogue by E. Molinier, p. 29, no. 180]
- J. Pierpont Morgan, New York, no. 765
- Arnold Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]
- 1919: purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore
- 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
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Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters, 1919 |
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork |
Permission (Reusing this file) | |