Lot 202: A PAIR OF LIMOGES ENAMEL PLAQUES DEPICTING SAINT ALOYSIUS GONZAGA AND STANISLAUS KOSTKA

A PAIR OF LIMOGES ENAMEL PLAQUES DEPICTING SAINT ALOYSIUS GONZAGA AND STANISLAUS KOSTKA
BY NICOLAS LAUDIN (1629-1695), SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY
Each presented in a giltwood frame, one inscribed in gilt B STANISLAUS KOSTKA the other B ALOYSIVS GONZAGA, both signed with monogram NL
17 X 13.5 cm. (2)

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Aloysius Gonzaga and Stanislaus Kostka both from influential families in their respective countries joined the society of Jesus at an early age against the will of their families. The both died at a young age and were beatified by Pope Paul V in 1605.