ID: 700002274 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002274	Record Type: Movable Work

Allegory of Charles IX as Mars (plaque (flat object); Léonard Limosin (French, about 1505 - 1575/1577) (French ...; 1573; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 86.SE.536.1;)

Titles:

Allegory of Charles IX as Mars (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

plaque (flat object) [300010262] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Object Genres (hierarchy name), object genres (object classifications), <object genres by form>)

sculpture (visual works) [300047090]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

enamel (visual work) [300178264]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: 1573

Creator Display:

Léonard Limosin (French, about 1505 - 1575/1577) (French Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

Limosin, Léonard (French enameler, ca. 1505-ca. 1575) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500019824]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 86.SE.536.1

Other: Creation: Limoges [7008410] Nouvelle-Aquitaine (region (administrative division)), France (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Polychrome enamel with painted gold highlights on copper and silver

	enamel (fused coating) [300014910]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by composition or origin>)

	copper (metal) [300011020]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <copper and copper alloy>)

	silver (metal) [300011029]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <silver| silver compounds| alloys>)

	gold (color) [300311191]
	.......(Physical Attributes Facet, Color (hierarchy name), colors (hues or tints), chromatic colors, yellow colors, variable yellow colors)

Dimensions: Object [without modern frame]: 16.8 x 22.9 cm (6 5/8 x 9 in.)

Cultures:

French (preferred)

General Subject:

portraits (preferred)

allegory

Specific Subjects:

	Charles IX, King of France (French king, 1550-1574) [500241470]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	Mars [901001031]
	.....((Roman characters, Roman iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	chariots (ancient vehicles) [300212699]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Transportation Vehicles (hierarchy name), vehicles (transportation), land vehicles, <land vehicles by form>, freewheeled vehicles, <freewheeled vehicles by form or function>) (AAT)

	war [300055314]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), armed conflicts) (AAT)

	wolves [300250132]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Mammalia (class), Carnivora (order), Canidae (family), Canis (genus)) (AAT)

Inscriptions: Secondary Inscription: Inscribed on back at a later date "CHARLES IX".

Related Works:

	pendant of .... Allegory of Catherine de' Medici as Juno [700002275]
	..........plaque (flat object); Léonard Limosin (French, about 1505 - 1575/1577) (French ...; 1573; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 86.SE.536.2;

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Allegory of Charles IX as Mars	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]