Enamelled faience tile panels: Mucius Scaevola at the camp of Porsenna

Enamelled faience tile panels: Mucius Scaevola at the camp of Porsenna

• Localisation : The Vestibule d’Honneur
• Année de création :1542
• Artiste :Masséot Abaquesne

Description

Between the columns of the Vestibule d’Honneur, the Duke of Aumale had two enamelled faience panels installed. The latter were executed in Rouen in 1542 by the great faience manufacturer Masséot Abaquesne. These panels were a prestigious commission by Constable Anne de Montmorency for his Château d’Ecouen. They were part of a cycle on Roman heroes.