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Winged Altar
Lost Art-ID
108067
Artist / Creator
Orley, Bernaert van (Schule)
Birth
(um) 1491/1492, Brüssel
Death
1542.01.06, Brüssel
Place of activity
Brüssel
Title
Winged Altar
Dating
1500-1600 (?)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Panel (Oak) / painted
Measures
59 cm Breite Mittelteil; 25 cm Breite Flügel
Height
90.00 cm
Width
109.00 cm
Inventory number
Ahv 2
Description
Centre panel: The Adoration of the Magi; the magi in sumptuous clothes and with precious vessels; a flag bearer stands behind the black mage; Mary, holding the child, sits in a Renaissance hall with a Gothic vault; Joseph stands next to her; through a tall archway, one views a house, in front of which the servants are unpacking; on the left, there is a donkey and a wondering man; left wing: The Adoration of the Shepherds, who approach from the right; the first shepherd carries a bagpipe; the Christ child lies on a tree trunk and is worshipped by Mary and an angel, while Joseph lights the scene with a lantern; above, there are ruins as in the centre panel; right wing: The Circumcision of Christ; Mary holds the child over the circular altar while standing in a high hall with a Gothic vault; the high priest with the knife, Joseph with the doves and five more persons stand by; the colours are varied, the drawing is rough and sketchy.
Provenance
From the collection of duke August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (cf. 1826 inventory). [...]. March 15, 1935, shipment of paintings to Galerie Schumann/Frankfurt a. M.: 1 Dutch winged altar (File 3425 I); on September 25, 1936, Schenk zu Schweinsberg requests "die Rücklieferung des Altars, dessen Verkauf doch wohl nicht gelingt" (File 3425 II); whereabouts unknown.
Literature / Source
Inventar 1826 (Verzeichnis), Abt. VI, Nr. 50; Inventar 1854 Schneider, Abt. V, Nr. 29; SSFG, SM, Archiv, Akte 3425 I (1935); Akte 3425 II; Verlustdokumentation Neumeister
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Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein
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Position
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Position
Provenienzforscher
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