The Wedding Feast of Cupid and Psyche, 1558, French, Limoges, Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt, 19 3/4 × 15 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (50.2 × 38.7 × 4.4 cm), Enamels, Pierre Reymond (born 1513, working 1537, died after 1584), Enameling is a technique whereby a vitreous substance, often containing pigment, is fused with metal to produce a glossy surface. Limoges became a center for enameling as early as the twelfth century, when the art flourished in monastic workshops
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Wedding Feast, Cupid, Psyche, 1558, French, Limoges, Painted enamel, copper, partly gilt, 19 3/4, 15 1/4, 1, 50.2, 38.7, 4.4 cm, Enamels, Pierre Reymond, born, 1513, working, 1537, died after, 1584, Enameling, technique whereby, vitreous substance, containing pigment, fused, metal, produce, glossy surface, center, enameling, early, twelfth century, art flourished, monastic workshops
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