Scenes from the Life of Joseph mid-16th century Pierre Reymond Not long before 1540, Limoges enamelers adopted a predominately black-and-white (grisaille) palette, perhaps in part because of their greater reliance on prints for their models. The scenes on the foot and cover were adapted from woodcuts by Bernard Salomon (ca. 1508-ca.1561) for two volumes of verse by Claude Paradin.. Scenes from the Life of Joseph 188879 Artist: Pierre Reymond, born 1513, working 1537, died after 1584, Artist: After woodcuts by Bernard Salomon, French, ca. 1508ca. 1561, Scenes from the Life of Joseph, mid-16th century, Painted enamel on copper, partly gilt; gilded metal finial of later date, Height (tazza with cover): 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); Height (tazza): 6 in. (15.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The F.O. Matthiessen Collection, Gift of Mrs. Emma Matthiessen, in memory of her husband, 1904 (04.6.5a, b)