Flügelaltar: Kreuzigung Christi – Geburt Christi – Auferstehung Christi, Außenflügel: Verkündigungsengel – Maria bei der Verkündigung

Winged Altarpiece: Crucifixion of Christ; Birth of Christ; Resurrection of Christ; Wings: Angel of the Annunciation, Annunciation to Mary, after 1569

ArtistMarten de Vos und Werkstatt, Antwerpen 1532–1603 Antwerpen

Oil on wood

Dimensions with frame (linker Flügel)178 × 63,8 cm

Dimensions with frame (rechter Flügel)178 × 63,8 cm

Dimensions with frame (Mitteltafel)178 × 127,8 cm

Dimensions with frame (gesamt in aufgeklapptem Zustand)178 × 255,4 cm

Status

not on display

About the workThis altarpiece was probably produced in the workshop of Marten de Vos, a successful painter in Antwerp. After the conquest of Antwerp by the Spanish in 1585, the previously Protestant city became Catholic again: churches became more ornately decorated and many altars were endowed. The original location of this altar is unknown. The outside shows the annunciation of the birth of Jesus by the angel Gabriel in a modest grey painting. The colourful interior, reserved for feast days, depicts Jesus’ birth, crucifixion and resurrection.

AccessionAcquisition 1962

Provenance[...]; 17.5.1962 angekauft vom Kunsthaus Math. Lempertz, Köln, Auktion "Alte Kunst" als W. Key, Nr. 112a Tf. 1 und 2

Inventory numberM 242

Contact

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