Circle of Barthel Bruyn I (1493-1553)

A Triptych: The Crucifixion and a male Donor kneeling at the foot of the Cross in the central compartment, two other kneeling Donors presented by their patron Saints, Thomas and Catherine, in landscapes on the wings, Bishop Saints on the reverse of the wings

Details

Circle of Barthel Bruyn I (1493-1553)
A Triptych: The Crucifixion and a male Donor kneeling at the foot of the Cross in the central compartment, two other kneeling Donors presented by their patron Saints, Thomas and Catherine, in landscapes on the wings, Bishop Saints on the reverse of the wings
inscribed with a coat of arms lower left and O Du Miserere Meu on a banderole
oil on panel
wings 88 x 37 cm; central compartment: 82.1 x 68.5 cm

Provenance

F. Wallraf (1748-1824), Canon of the Cathedral of Cologne, bequeathed to the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne, inv. n^.812, from which purchased by the father of the present owner in 1943

Literature

M. Schlagenhaufer (ed.), Wallraf-Richartz-Museum Köln, Vollständiges Verzeichnis der Gemäldesammlung, 1986, n^.WRM812, as School of Barthel Bruyn

Lot Essay

The central compartment is to be dated 1550-1560; the wings are the work of another artist and are to be dated circa 1520-1530.

We are grateful to Dr. L. Meyer of the Archiv für Kunstgeschichte, München for his help in cataloguing this lot.

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