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Andachtsbuch
Devotional book
Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, Foto: LVR-ZMB - A. Hiller/ARTOTHEK

Devotional book, ca. 1550

ArtistJacob Bathen, worked ca. 1550
MediumCalfskin
(H x W x D)16,8 x 10 x 3,5 cm
Place of originLeuven
Status
on display, room 001.1
About the workThis book comes from the workshop of the Flemish bookseller, printer and publisher Jacob Bathen. The cover motif shows one of the three theological virtues of Christianity: faith, in the form of “Fides”, who according to tradition had to endure much suffering because of her religious beliefs. The other two virtues of “Spes”, hope, and “Charitas”, charity, are mentioned in inscriptions. These writings on the life of Jesus Christ were printed in 1548: the date is noted on the back of the title page as well as the fact that the devotional belonged to the Rincks, a merchant family from Cologne.
AccessionAcquired 1927 from the Kunstgewerbemuseum
Provenance[...]; bis 28.1.1886 - 1927 Dr. Franz Johann Joseph Bock, Kanonikus, Geistlicher und Kunsthistoriker (Aachen-Burtscheid 1823-1899 Aachen); 28.1.1886 - 1927 ehem. Kunstgewerbemuseum Düsseldorf (1883-1927) angekauft von Bock; 1927 übernommen aus dem Kunstgewerbemuseum

Inventory numberP 8331
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