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PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
MARTEN VAN CLEVE (ANTWERP 1524-1581)
The procession of the groom; The procession of the bride; The presentation of the gifts; The wedding feast; The blessing of the marital bed; and The dismissal of the lover
Details
MARTEN VAN CLEVE (ANTWERP 1524-1581)
The procession of the groom; The procession of the bride; The presentation of the gifts; The wedding feast; The blessing of the marital bed; and The dismissal of the lover
13 ¼ x 27 in. (33.8 x 68.8 cm.)
a set of six
The procession of the groom; The procession of the bride; The presentation of the gifts; The wedding feast; The blessing of the marital bed; and The dismissal of the lover
13 ¼ x 27 in. (33.8 x 68.8 cm.)
a set of six
Provenance
Probably acquired by Johann Arnold Freiherr von Leerodt (1603-1667), Domherr in Münster and Lüttich, mid-17th century, and by descent in the possession of the Freiherren von Schütz-Leerodt, Schloss Leerodt; Lempertz, Cologne, 20 November 1986 (=1st day), lot 30a-f.
Art Market, Belgium, where acquired by the present owner in 1988.
Art Market, Belgium, where acquired by the present owner in 1988.
Literature
P. Clemen, ed., Die Kunstdenkmäler der Rheinprovinz, VIII, no. II, Düsseldorf, 1904, p. 171, as ‘Sechs kleine Bildchen mit reicher Staffage einer Bauernhochzeit, gute Arbeiten von dem älteren Breughel.’
G. Marlier, Pierre Brueghel le Jeune, Brussels, 1969, p. 343.
K. Ertz, Breughel-Brueghel, Pieter Breughel d.J., Jan Brueghel d.Ä.: Flämische Malerei um 1600: Tradition und Fortschritt, exhibition catalogue, Essen and Vienna, 1997-1998, p. 396, figs. 3-5, under nos. 132-134.
K. Ertz, Pieter Brueghel d.J. (1564-1637⁄38): Die Gemälde mit kritischem Œuvrekatalog, II, Lingen, 1988⁄2000, pp. 631, 633, 697-699, no. F 806, figs. 502, 581 and 584.
P. Vandenbroeck, The Peasant Wedding: A Complete Series of 6 Paintings by Marten van Cleve (1527-1581), Antwerp, 2007.
K. Ertz and C. Nitze-Ertz, Marten van Cleve, 1524-1581: Kritischer Katalog der Gemälde und Zeichnungen, Lingen, 2014, pp. 26, 66-67, 114-117, 199, nos. 137-142, illustrated and pls. 18-23.
M. Henneke, 'A fertile or a virtuous bride? Marriage ideals and marriage practices in the Peasant Weddings', Jaarboek Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 2015-2016, pp. 49, 57 and 58, figs. 11 and 15.
G. Marlier, Pierre Brueghel le Jeune, Brussels, 1969, p. 343.
K. Ertz, Breughel-Brueghel, Pieter Breughel d.J., Jan Brueghel d.Ä.: Flämische Malerei um 1600: Tradition und Fortschritt, exhibition catalogue, Essen and Vienna, 1997-1998, p. 396, figs. 3-5, under nos. 132-134.
K. Ertz, Pieter Brueghel d.J. (1564-1637⁄38): Die Gemälde mit kritischem Œuvrekatalog, II, Lingen, 1988⁄2000, pp. 631, 633, 697-699, no. F 806, figs. 502, 581 and 584.
P. Vandenbroeck, The Peasant Wedding: A Complete Series of 6 Paintings by Marten van Cleve (1527-1581), Antwerp, 2007.
K. Ertz and C. Nitze-Ertz, Marten van Cleve, 1524-1581: Kritischer Katalog der Gemälde und Zeichnungen, Lingen, 2014, pp. 26, 66-67, 114-117, 199, nos. 137-142, illustrated and pls. 18-23.
M. Henneke, 'A fertile or a virtuous bride? Marriage ideals and marriage practices in the Peasant Weddings', Jaarboek Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 2015-2016, pp. 49, 57 and 58, figs. 11 and 15.
Exhibited
Antwerp, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 30 August 2006-December 2010, on loan.
Rome, Chiostro del Bramante, Brueghel: Meraviglie dell’arte fiamminga / The Fascinating World of Flemish Art, 18 December 2012-2 June 2013, no. 68a-f.
Wroclaw, The Royal Palace, Rodzina Brueghlow: Arcydzieła Malarstwa Flamandzkiego / The Brueghel Family: Masterpieces of Flemish Painting, 23 July-30 September 2013, nos. 70-75.
Paris, Pinacothèque de Paris, La dynastie Brueghel, 11 October 2013-16 March 2014, no. 16.
Paderborn, Städtische Galerie in der Reithalle, Die Brueghel Familie / The Brueghel Family, 21 February-21 June 2015, no. 43a-f, where erroneously said to be on copper.
Bologna, Palazzo Albergati; and Turin, La Venaria Reale, Brueghel: Capolavori dell’arte fiamminga, 2 October 2015-19 February 2017, no. VII.4a-f.
Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Brueghel: 150 Years of an Artistic Dynasty, 23 January-1 April 2018, no. 100a-f.
Madrid, Palacio de Gaviria, Brueghel: Maravillas del arte flamenco, 7 October 2019-12 April 2020, no. 99a-f.
Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai, Meet You Museum, Meet Brueghel: European Painting Masters of the 16th and 17th Centuries, 8 April 2023-16 June 2024.
Rome, Chiostro del Bramante, Brueghel: Meraviglie dell’arte fiamminga / The Fascinating World of Flemish Art, 18 December 2012-2 June 2013, no. 68a-f.
Wroclaw, The Royal Palace, Rodzina Brueghlow: Arcydzieła Malarstwa Flamandzkiego / The Brueghel Family: Masterpieces of Flemish Painting, 23 July-30 September 2013, nos. 70-75.
Paris, Pinacothèque de Paris, La dynastie Brueghel, 11 October 2013-16 March 2014, no. 16.
Paderborn, Städtische Galerie in der Reithalle, Die Brueghel Familie / The Brueghel Family, 21 February-21 June 2015, no. 43a-f, where erroneously said to be on copper.
Bologna, Palazzo Albergati; and Turin, La Venaria Reale, Brueghel: Capolavori dell’arte fiamminga, 2 October 2015-19 February 2017, no. VII.4a-f.
Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Brueghel: 150 Years of an Artistic Dynasty, 23 January-1 April 2018, no. 100a-f.
Madrid, Palacio de Gaviria, Brueghel: Maravillas del arte flamenco, 7 October 2019-12 April 2020, no. 99a-f.
Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai, Meet You Museum, Meet Brueghel: European Painting Masters of the 16th and 17th Centuries, 8 April 2023-16 June 2024.
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