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| Keywords: Léonard Limosin - Twenty-one Plaques Depicting Prophets, Apostles and Sibyls - Walters 44366.jpg The idea of juxtaposing the prophets with the Apostles stems from the medieval passion for showing how the events and figures of the Old Testament prefigure those of the New Testament The sibyls were ancient prophets who though known to the artists of the Middle Ages were not frequently represented until the Italian humanist Filippo Barbieri published a treatise in 1481 in which he attributed to each sibyl a certain age appearance attribute and particular prophecy which corresponded to that of an Old Testament prophet These twenty-one plaques which were arbitrarily set in the present frame in the 19th century were probably once arranged according to a strict scheme which contrasted the revelation to the sibyls of the pagan world with the revelation of the Law in the Old Testament and its fulfillment in the New Testament The figures identified by their fluttering scrolls are dressed in fantastic robes which may in part reflect the costumes of actors in the mystery plays The Cimmerian Sibyl holds a horn of plenty which refers to the prophecy of Joel that the Lord would relieve the suffering of His people and to the golden age promised in the Fourth Eclogue of Vergil In the center is the Old Testament prophet David the forefather of Jesus who is playing his harp He is flanked by the Phrygian Sibyl who holds the cross-staff with a pennant the symbol of the resurrection of Christ ca 1535 1540 late Renaissance painted enamel plaques in gilt screen Each plaque cm 23 10 5 approx accession number 44 366 9655 Beurdeley Sale April 9 1883 no 98 H G Marquand Sale New York Janaury 23 1903 no 1061 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1903 place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Limoges painted enamels in the Walters Art Museum Léonard Limosin Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Painted enamel art in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
