© Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Venus in a Car Drawn by Doves and attended by Three Cupids
Artist: Jean Penicaud II (circa 1515 - circa 1588)
Location: Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Date: circa 1540-1549
Materials: enamel on copper
Dimensions: 12.8 x 8.1cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £19,513 (Total: £54,843)
Vendor: Jack Soultanian
Review number: 5605 (2005)
Provenance:
Sir Andrew Fountaine, Italy, circa 1720 for Narford Hall, Norfolk, home of the Fountaine family;...; Fountaine Collection sale, Christie's, London, 1884; Mr Marks;...; Ruth Blumka, New York, late 1980s; Jack Soultanian. On loan to the Metropolitan Museum, New York, 1997-2005.
Description:
The design of this plaque is based on an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi. Penicaud was known for his development and mastery of the grisaille technique of enamelling. This is an example of a purchase made on the Grand Tour by Sir Andrew Fountaine who built Narford Hall, near Swaffham. Fountaine was a noted connoisseur and Grand Tourist and his collection was one of the most important ever amassed in Norfolk.
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