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Ewer: The Gathering of Manna; The Destruction of Pharaoh's Host

 (French, 1513–after 1584)
 (French, d. 1602/1603)
Datelate 16th century
MediumPainted enamel on copper, partly gilded
Dimensions13 × 6 × 4 in. (33 × 15.2 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineHenry Clay Frick Bequest
Accession number1916.4.26
Commentary

Biblical themes from the Old Testament grew in popularity during the sixteenth century. This ewer tells two stories from the Book of Exodus: on the shoulder is the episode during which the Israelites collect the manna that falls to earth after they complain to Moses of hunger, a story frequently represented on Limoges enamels. On the body of the ewer is a depiction of the destruction of the Pharaoh’s armies after the Israelites cross the Red Sea. This ewer could be a late work by Pierre Reymond, who signed several vessels of the same shape but decorated in grisaille; however, the rich repertoire of decorative motifs recalls the work of Jean Reymond.

Source: Vignon, Charlotte. The Frick Collection Decorative Arts Handbook. New York: The Frick Collection/Scala, 2015.

Collection History

Earl of Warwick. J. Pierpont Morgan, London and New York. Duveen. Frick, 1916.

Source: Enamels, Rugs and Silver in The Frick Collection. Volume VIII. New York: The Frick Collection, 1977.

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