Attributed to Jean III PÉNICAUD (act. 1573-1606) or his entourage. Cup of the mythological hunts in enamel painted in grisaille, pink complexions and gilded ornaments on a black background. The belly is decorated with mythological hunting scenes with deer, boar and birds, consisting of horsemen and women armed with spears and axes, an arched child mounting a billy goat, reapers with spears and others sounding the trumpet. In the background, trees and bushes simulate a forest with houses. The foot is decorated with scrolls, anthropomorphic heads on leather motifs surrounded by bouquets of fruit and horns of abundant vegetation ending in lion heads. The interior reveals a profile of a laurelled Roman emperor, probably Domitian, inscribed in a medallion. Limoges, second half of the 16th-early 17th century. Height. 19, Diam. 20 cm. (small accidents, fragility at the foot). Provenance : - gallery A. Vecht, Amsterdam, - collection abbaye de S., Auvergne. Cup of mythological hunts in Limousin enamel attributed to Jean II Pénicaud. Second half of the 16th-early 17th century. Extensions on rouillac.com : - 360° view, - essay "Plates and enamelled cup of the abbey of S." by Brice Langlois, art historian.
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