Tazza with Moses Striking Water from the Rock

1. Frédéric Spitzer (b. 1815 - d. 1890), Paris; his sale, Paris, Chevallier and Mannheim, April 17 - June 16, 1893, see Popelin 1891, p. 67, no. 149; acquired by Durand-Ruel as agent for Martin A. Ryerson (d. 1932), Chicago [according to copy of receipt in curatorial file]; by descent to his widow; bequeathed to the museum.

Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.

• Chicago, Art Institute, Renaissance Decorative Arts from Chicago Collections, March 2 - June 14, 1987, no. cat.
• The Art Institute of Chicago, A Case for Wine, July 11-September 20, 2009, no cat.

• Claudius Popelin et al, La collection Spitzer, vol. 2: Emaux peints, etc. (Paris, 1891), p. 67, no. 149.
• William H. Monroe, "Painted Renaissance Enamels from Limoges," Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago 71, 6 (1977), pp. 10-14, here 13-14, figs. 3-4.
• Laurie Winters and Joseph R. Bliss, A Renaissance Treasury. The Flagg Collection of European Decorative Arts and Sculpture (New York, 1999), p.55, under no. 14.
• Ian Wardropper and Lynn Springer Roberts, European Decorative Arts in The Art Institute of Chicago, (Chicago, 1991), pp. 18, 20, 24 (ill.).

Plate with Scene of the Month of April

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The Ape Tied in a Courtyard

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Saint Eligius and King Dagobert

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Man Lighting Girl's Cigarette (Jean Patchett), New York

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Nude Child Seated

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The Virgin Seated on an Altar

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Black & White Vogue Cover (Jean Patchett), New York

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Summer Sleep, New York

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