St Christopher, Master of Rimini (circle of), c. 1440 - c. 1450

Identification

Title(s)

St Christopher

Object type

Object number

BK-2014-11

Description

Beeld van ivoor van de naar rechts lopende Christoffel, de beide handen een stam omklemmend en op zijn linker schouder het naakte Christuskind met aureool. Christoffel is gekleed in een lange, aan de voorzijde deels openvallende mantel met drie knopen op de linkerschouder. Hij staat op een integraal zeskantig voetstuk van hout.

Creation

Artist

sculptor: Master of Rimini (circle of)

Place

Vlaanderen (possibly)

Dating

c. 1440 - c. 1450

Material and Technique

Physical features

ivory

Material

Technique

cutting

Measurements

height 9.2 cm × width 3.2 cm (top surface socle)

Subject

What

the giant and martyr Christophorus; possible attributes: palm-tree (with bunches of dates, or withered), infant Christ

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of J. Polak, Amsterdam

Acquisition

gift 3-Oct-2014

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; private collection, The Netherlands, after 1987;{Oral communication J. Polak.} from which acquired by the dealer J. Polak, Amsterdam, 2013; by whom, donated to the museum, February 2014

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

Acquisitions : sculpture, Frits Scholten, p. 288-289

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.549477

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