Enamel, partly gilded, on copper Colin Nouailher (active by 1539, d. after 1571) French (Limoges) ca 1541 Three of the four plaques by Nouailher in this case are from a series depicting the Nine Heroes-a grouping of valiant figures popularized by Jacques de Longuyon's early fourteenth-century romance Les Voeux du Paon (The Vows of the Peacock). Longuyon's poem was greatly admired at the courts of France and Burgundy and inspired ports and artists throughout western Europe. 1993.65.1
aperture=f3.2 focal length: 60.0 mm exposure 1/100 sec ISO: 2000