The virgin, her hands joined before her breast in an attitude of mourning, is represented as a half-length figure, facing three-quarters to the left. She wears a cobalt-blue robe, white wimple and a full blue mantle covering her head. The edge of the mantle was originally inscribed in gilding with words of the ave maria prayer, now effaced. Her sky-blue nimbus has a jeweled edge. The background is green, inscribed in faded gilt letters sca ma and surrounded by a scalloped line in gilding, also very faded. The purple border following the rounded top is studded with raised "jewels" over spangles of foil. The enamel is mounted in a gilt metal frame. The style of the drawing recalls that of walters 44. 149, and suggests a rather late date in the production of the nardon pénicaud workshop. Date: between circa 1520 and circa 1525. Place of creation: Limoges, France. Dimensions: height: 8.3 cm (3.2 in); width: 6.2 cm (2.4 in). Medium: copper, metal, painted enamel. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Nardon Pénicaud - Pax - The Virgin - Walters 44158
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