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Collections

Martial Courteys
Calendar Plate for May (Making Music)circa 1565-1575

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Shaping Dutch Identity: The Mr. and Mrs. Edward Carter Collection
Circular enamel plate in grisaille with gold accents, depicting a group of robed figures in a garden landscape with a peacock, surrounded by a border of musical instruments and strapwork; inscribed 'MAY' at the bottom
Painter
Martial Courteys
Title
Calendar Plate for May (Making Music)
Place Made
France, Limoges
Date Made
circa 1565-1575
Medium
Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt
Dimensions
Diameter: 7 15/16 in. (20.16 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
48.2.11.5
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Caroselli, Susan L. The Painted Enamels of Limoges: a Catalogue of the Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1993.