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THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT: A GRISAILLE ENAMEL PLAQUE AFTER ALBRECHT DURER 18th / 19th century Grisaille enamel plaque, painted in white and blue-black enamel with gilt highlights, depicts the Holy Family’s flight into Egypt, with the Virgin and Child on a donkey led by Saint Joseph through a dense palm forest as a host of cherubs gathers in the clouds above. Modeled after Albrecht Durer’s woodcut from the "Life of the Virgin" series and bearing a later inscribed date of “1542” and a monogram at lower left. The plaque is likely a late 18th-century Northern European revival piece, housed in an ornate giltwood frame. Approx. 9.5 x 6.5 inches; frame: 12.5 x 9.75 inches
$1,500-2,000