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Announced · Opens 8 Apr 2027

Painting with Fire: Susanne de Court and the Art of Enamel

Susanne de Court (French, act. ca. 1600), Oval Medallion, Apollo and the Muses, ca. 1600. Enamel on copper, parcel-gilt, 4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (10.8 × 8.9 cm). The Frick Collection, New York; Gift of Alexis Gregory, 2021.

Susanne de Court (French, act. ca. 1600), Oval Medallion, Apollo and the Muses, ca. 1600. Enamel on copper, parcel-gilt, 4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (10.8 × 8.9 cm). The Frick Collection, New York; Gift of Alexis Gregory, 2021.

Painting with Fire: Susanne de Court and the Art of Enamel opens at The Frick Collection, New York, United States, on April 8, 2027 and runs to July 12, 2027.

Last verified August 15, 2026 · Official source ↗

The inaugural exhibition dedicated to the French enameler Susanne de Court, active around 1600, featuring approximately 50 of her signed works from her Limoges workshop.

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  1. The Frick Collection
    New York, United States · April 8 – July 12, 2027
    Opens 8 Apr 2027

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An oval enamel medallion on copper, richly coloured and parcel-gilt, showing Apollo seated among the Muses in a landscape.

Susanne de Court (French, act. ca. 1600), Oval Medallion, Apollo and the Muses, ca. 1600. Enamel on copper, parcel-gilt, 4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (10.8 × 8.9 cm). The Frick Collection, New York; Gift of Alexis Gregory, 2021.

Susanne de Court (French, act. ca. 1600), Oval Medallion, Apollo and the Muses, ca. 1600. Enamel on copper, parcel-gilt, 4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (10.8 × 8.9 cm). The Frick Collection, New York; Gift of Alexis Gregory, 2021. · Source ↗