Burial of the Virgin
- Artist
- Pénicaud family, French, active 16th century
- Date
- c.1540
- Material
- Enamel and gold on copper
- made in
- Limoges, Limousin region, France, Europe
- Classification
- Enamels, metalwork
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- image: 11 1/4 x 7 11/16 in. (28.5 x 19.6 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lopata
- Rights
- Contact Us
- Object Number
- 226:1986
Provenance
- 1973
Private collection [1]
04/09/1973 - 1986
Stanley (d.2003) and Lucy Lopata, purchased from Sotheby's, London, April 9, 1973, lot no. 50, through James Trigg, Esq. [2]
1986 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Stanley and Lucy Lopata [3]
Notes:
[1] The 1973 auction catalogue lists the enamel as "the Property of a Lady" ["Catalogue of Good Medieval Works of Art, Renaissance and Baroque Works of Art," Sotheby's, London, April 9, 1973, lot no. 50, p. 18].
[2] Invoice to Mr. Lopata from James Trigg dated April 15, 1973 [SLAM document files]. When Mr. and Mrs. Lopata gave the enamel to the Museum, Mr. Lopata reconfirmed the acquisition of the enamel from the 1973 auction [handwritten notes on Museum receipt letter dated December 3, 1986, SLAM document files].
[3] See note [2]. Minutes of the Acquisitions and Loans Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 18, 1986.
Private collection [1]
04/09/1973 - 1986
Stanley (d.2003) and Lucy Lopata, purchased from Sotheby's, London, April 9, 1973, lot no. 50, through James Trigg, Esq. [2]
1986 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Stanley and Lucy Lopata [3]
Notes:
[1] The 1973 auction catalogue lists the enamel as "the Property of a Lady" ["Catalogue of Good Medieval Works of Art, Renaissance and Baroque Works of Art," Sotheby's, London, April 9, 1973, lot no. 50, p. 18].
[2] Invoice to Mr. Lopata from James Trigg dated April 15, 1973 [SLAM document files]. When Mr. and Mrs. Lopata gave the enamel to the Museum, Mr. Lopata reconfirmed the acquisition of the enamel from the 1973 auction [handwritten notes on Museum receipt letter dated December 3, 1986, SLAM document files].
[3] See note [2]. Minutes of the Acquisitions and Loans Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 18, 1986.