Northern France, (circa 1525 - 1530)

"Adoration, with the female patron kneeling at the left"

Carved in oak, with original polychrome paint: 76 x 62 cm

Provenance

Sold at Drouot 18 March 1890, the collection of Mr. Dubessy, lot 112;
In a French and Flemish collection ever since.

Expertise

We thank Mr. Jan Dirven for his expert help to describe this piece.

Literature

Catalogue des objets d'art et d'ameublement des XVe, XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles […], - le tout appartenant à m. Dubessy [Chevallier, 1890], no. 112.

Notes

This polychrome sculpture with an adoration scene, shows a kneeling female patron, surrounded by the holy family. It was not uncommon for patrons who commissioned the sculpture to be portrayed. Some slight overpaint is visible, mainly in the flesh tones (‘inkarnaten’), probably from a restauration in the 19^th century.

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Category
Old Masters 14th - 18th century
Sculpture

Subject Matter
religious