Pierre Pénicaud

Pierre Pénicaud was a French artist associated with Renaissance painted enamel. The Walters Art Museum lists him as the possible creator of Plaque with Acrobats, a painted enamel on copper dated about 1550.

The work gathers balancing figures into an intricate display of bodily skill. Its arrangement evokes the Renaissance admiration for virtuosity. The attribution remains qualified: Old Town Magick credits the artwork as “attributed to Pierre Pénicaud”, rather than presenting authorship as certain.