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Jean de Court
Ewercirca 1560

Not on view
Tall enamel ewer with deep burgundy ground, grisaille acanthus neck, and painted mythological sea and battle scenes on the body

Jean de Court, Ewer, circa 1560, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Painter
Jean de Court
Title
Ewer
Place Made
France, Limoges
Date Made
circa 1560
Medium
Grisaille enamel, flesh tints, touches of color, gold on copper
Dimensions
Height: 11 1/2 in. (29.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
AC1992.152.116
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.
  • Thomas, Nancy, and Constantina Oldknow, eds. By Judgment of the Eye: The Varya and Hans Cohn Collection. Los Angeles: Hans Cohn, 1991.

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