UNKNOWN GOLDSMITH, French
(active 1150-60 in Meuse Valley)

The Pentecost

1150-60
Champlevé enamel on copper gilt, 11,4 x 11,4 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Artists in the Meuse Valley were traditionally renowned for their beautiful works in champlevé enamel. This plaque representing the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Christ at the Pentecost belongs to a series that once decorated a large object, perhaps an altarpiece.