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Plaque with Cavalry Battle between Greeks and Trojans
(Renaissance Europe )
This plaque together with its counterpart (44.133), each painted in "sfumato grisaille," were surely from a series set into a casket. One of the commanding figures is identified as Hector, the most valiant of the Trojans in "The Iliad," the Homeric epic chronicling the Greek conquest of Troy; so the overall theme may have been the Trojan War. The artist took motifs from an engraving after a composition by the Italian master Giulio Romano (1499-1546) that represented a military campaign of the Roman general Scipio Africanus.
The monogram "KIP," found here, is thought to be that of Jean Poillevé.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Collection of Baron de Theïs Sale, 1874, no. 55; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1889 | Exposition rétrospective de l'art français au Trocadéro. Paris. |
| 1867 | Exposition Universelle. Paris. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/2/1981 | Examination | examined for loan |
Geographies
France, Limoges (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 3/4 × W: 3 1/2 in. (7 × 8.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.132
