Plaque, Abandoned Ariadne
- Date
- 1573–80
- Material
- Enamel on copper
- Classification
- Enamels, metalwork
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- image: 4 3/16 x 7 7/8 in. (10.7 x 20 cm)
framed (with gold frame): 4 3/4 x 8 5/16 in. (12 x 21.1 cm)
framed (with velvet backing): 6 7/8 x 10 9/16 in. (17.5 x 26.8 cm) - Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lopata
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 92:1988
Provenance
- 1967
Alfred Spero, London, England
1967 - 1988
Stanley (d.2003) and Lucy Lopata, St. Louis, MO, purchased from Alfred Spero [1]
1988 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Stanley and Lucy Lopata [2]
Notes:
[1] According to Mr. Lopata, he and Mrs. Lopata purchased the enamel from Alfred Spero on August 9, 1967 [handwritten notes on a letter dated July 11, 1989, SLAM document files]. An invoice from Alfred Spero dated August 9, 1967 mentions "a pair of enamel plaques 'en grisaille,' 16th century" [SLAM document files]. Although the plaque is not specifically cited, the description most likely refers to this plaque.
[2] Minutes of the Acquisitions and Loan Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, October 28, 1988.
Alfred Spero, London, England
1967 - 1988
Stanley (d.2003) and Lucy Lopata, St. Louis, MO, purchased from Alfred Spero [1]
1988 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Stanley and Lucy Lopata [2]
Notes:
[1] According to Mr. Lopata, he and Mrs. Lopata purchased the enamel from Alfred Spero on August 9, 1967 [handwritten notes on a letter dated July 11, 1989, SLAM document files]. An invoice from Alfred Spero dated August 9, 1967 mentions "a pair of enamel plaques 'en grisaille,' 16th century" [SLAM document files]. Although the plaque is not specifically cited, the description most likely refers to this plaque.
[2] Minutes of the Acquisitions and Loan Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, October 28, 1988.
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