Lot 2172 D α

After Peter Flötner - A cast tin allegorical figure of Patientia

Auction 1097 - overview Cologne
18.11.2017, 11:00 - Old Master Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
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After Peter Flötner

A cast tin allegorical figure of Patientia

With old patina. From the "Seven Virtues" series. The personification of patience is depicted beside a treestump and burning houses with the lamb as her attribute. A slightly less crisp, presumably early, subsequent cast, converted from rectangular to oval form.
Minimal wear. 8 x 5 cm.

Provenance

Collection of Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Salber, Cologne.

Literature

For the design upon which this piece is based cf.: Ingrid Weber: Deutsche, niederländische und französische Renaissanceplaketten 1500-1650, Munich 1975, no. 55.4, pl. 12.