Pentecost
- Artist
- Pierre Reymond, French, 1513–after 1584
- Date
- c.1550
- Material
- Enamel on copper
- made in
- Limoges, Limousin region, France, Europe
- Classification
- Enamels, metalwork
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- without frame: 5 13/16 x 4 13/16 in. (14.8 x 12.3 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lopata
- Rights
- Contact Us
- Object Number
- 218:1986
Provenance
- 1964
Alfred Spero, London, England
1964 -1986
Stanley (d.2003) and Lucy Lopata, St. Louis, MO, purchased from Alfred Spero [1]
1986 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Stanley and Lucy Lopata [2]
Notes:
[1] Invoice to Mr. Lopata from Alfred Spero dated December 7, 1964 [SLAM document files]. When Mr. and Mrs. Lopata gave the enamel to the Museum, he reconfirmed his purchase of the enamel from Alfred Spero [handwritten notes on SLAM receipt letter dated December 3, 1986, SLAM document files]. In his correspondence to the Museum, Mr. Lopata does not indicate a previous owner of the enamel or discuss the dealer, Alfred Spero. However, a 1994 article states that Alfred Spero was a London sculpture dealer who specialized in Renaissance sculpture and decorative arts [Suffield, Laura. "Cyril Humphris, Sculpture Dealer: Continuing the Learning Curve." "The Art Newspaper," no. 38 [May 1994]: 31].
[2] See note [1]. Minutes of the Acquisitions and Loans Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 18, 1986.
Alfred Spero, London, England
1964 -1986
Stanley (d.2003) and Lucy Lopata, St. Louis, MO, purchased from Alfred Spero [1]
1986 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Stanley and Lucy Lopata [2]
Notes:
[1] Invoice to Mr. Lopata from Alfred Spero dated December 7, 1964 [SLAM document files]. When Mr. and Mrs. Lopata gave the enamel to the Museum, he reconfirmed his purchase of the enamel from Alfred Spero [handwritten notes on SLAM receipt letter dated December 3, 1986, SLAM document files]. In his correspondence to the Museum, Mr. Lopata does not indicate a previous owner of the enamel or discuss the dealer, Alfred Spero. However, a 1994 article states that Alfred Spero was a London sculpture dealer who specialized in Renaissance sculpture and decorative arts [Suffield, Laura. "Cyril Humphris, Sculpture Dealer: Continuing the Learning Curve." "The Art Newspaper," no. 38 [May 1994]: 31].
[2] See note [1]. Minutes of the Acquisitions and Loans Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 18, 1986.