PROBABLY UTRECHT, SECOND HALF 15TH CENTURY

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A CARVED STONE RELIEF OF ST. MARTIN AND THE BEGGAR
PROBABLY UTRECHT, SECOND HALF 15TH CENTURY
Carved in high relief with St. martin reaching out his cloak to the beggar about to render it in two with his sword; losses to the extremities, the stone covered with a white ground layer - now discoloured grey, and traces of polychromy, mounted on a modern red velvet covered stand
37 cm. high

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Lot Essay

The stylised, rounded nose of the horse of St Martin is comparable to a carved wood relief depicting the high priest and soldiers from a crucifixion group by Adriaan van Wesel. This horses heads of this group are similar in their rounded squarish shape to that of the present lot. Cf. F. Halsema Kubes et al. Adriaen van Wesel, Rijksmuseum, pp.104-105, no. 14.

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