PÉNICAUD, Nardon
(b. ~1470 Limoges, d. ~1542 Limoges)
French enameller, part of a family of enamellers active in Limoges. Nardon Pénicaud was the founder of first dynasty of enamellers in Limoges. He produced polychrome enamels of religious subjects borrowing details from woodcuts. He was one of the earliest masters to exercise a style that contrasted dramatically with the vivid colours employed in the earlier champlevé period. Enamels painted in Lyon were dark and sombre, reflecting the pessimism prevalent during the Reformation.