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Dead of Mary
Lost Art-ID
570692
Artist
Stoß, Veit (Meister aus dem Kreis des Veit Stoß)
Birth
Nürnberg
Death
(vor) 1531, Kronstadt (Siebenbürgen)
Place of activity
Kronstadt (Siebenbürgen)
First mentioned
1522
Title
Dead of Mary
Datierung
1486/1500
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
lime wood
Height
34.00 cm
Width
31.00 cm
Description
Relief group made of lime wood, the figures in front nearly full-round. Old colour coating (covered with gold). Group of 13 people next to each other and behind each other in steps. At the lower middle Saint John is helping Mary. She's bowed by her deficiency. Saint Peter is kneeling in front of her showing her the gospel. The rest of disciples in various restrained postures. Formerly: Collection Benoit Oppenheim. See: Original sculptures of wood etc. of Collection Benoit Oppenheim Berlin. Lpz. 1907, Tafel 14, Nr. 22. - Described in "Deutsche and Niederländische Holzbildwerke aus Berliner Privatbesitz" 1904, Tafel 37. Source: Hugo Helbing Kunsthandlung and Kunstversteigerungshaus: Kunstbesitz eines Berliner Sammlers. Katalog Nr. 49; Math. Lempertz'sche Kunstversteigerung: Eine bekannte Süddeutsche Privatsammlung and anderer Privatbesitz, Katalog Nr. 395.
Provenance
Collection Jakob Goldschmidt, Berlin, Auction at 11/12th March 1938 by Math. Lempertz, Cologne. CatalogueNo: 40 (Auktionshaus Hugo Helbing, 1936); 163 (Math. Lempertz, 1938)
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