Antwerp circa 1520/1530 - An Antwerp carved wooden relief with the crucified thief, circa 1520/1530 - image-1

Lot 1182 Dα

Antwerp circa 1520/1530 - An Antwerp carved wooden relief with the crucified thief, circa 1520/1530

Auction 1108 - overview Cologne
16.05.2018, 11:00 - Old Master Paintings and Drawings, Sculpture
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 26.040 € (incl. premium)

Antwerp circa 1520/1530

An Antwerp carved wooden relief with the crucified thief, circa 1520/1530

Carved from two blocks, the backs of the landscape base and cross flattened. With older polychromy, presumably re-gilt. The flattened landscape relief forms a base for the separately worked cross and figure of the crucified thief, both of these elements carved in the round. Designed as part of a depiction of the Crucifixion of Christ, presumably for an altarpiece.
Very minor wear. 59 x 26 x 9 cm.

Provenance

Proceeds from the sale of this work will go to benefit the Cardinal Meisner Foundation, Cologne.