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Lot 1003 Dα

Cologne School circa 1520/1530 - THE ADORATION OF THE CHILD

Auction 1010 - overview Cologne
11.05.2013, 11:00 - Old Masters & 19th Century
Estimate: 14.000 € - 16.000 €
Result: 28.060 € (incl. premium)
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Cologne School circa 1520/1530

THE ADORATION OF THE CHILD

Oil on panel. 59 x 77 cm.

The infant Jesus, Mary and Joseph are depicted to the right of the composition in front of ruins with Renaissance style ornamentations and are accompanied by shepherds and adoring angels. In the background a landscape is depicted with the Annunciation to the Shepherds. To the left is the kneeling donor with his coat of arms along with St. Margaret and St. Gregory as his patron saint. The painting is dated "1527", lower left, and although formerly described as "High German" it is now considered to belong to the circle of the Cologne painter Nicholas Woensam.

Provenance

Louis Beissel collection, Aachen (until 1914). - Theodor Schwartz collection, Bocholt (until 1946). - Thence private collection, Westphelia.

Literature

J. Körner, N. Rodenkirchen: Die Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler von Westfalen. Stadt Bocholt, Münster 1931, p. 127-128 with illustration. - Markus Kamps: Notizen zum Kriegsschicksal Bocholter Kunstsammlungen. Die Sammlung Theodor Schwartz. in: Unser Bocholt 54, 2003, p. 66-72, p. 71 with illustration.