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Private Devotional Shrine

Date:
ca. 1490
Geography:
Made in Swabia, Germany
Culture:
German
Medium:
Wood, paint, gold, translucent glazes, and metal fixtures
Dimensions:
Overall (open): 13 3/16 × 11 7/8 × 2 15/16 in. (33.5 × 30.2 × 7.5 cm)
Classification:
Sculpture
Credit Line:
The Cloisters Collection, 1991
Accession Number:
1991.10

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 019

  • Description

    The predominance of female subjects suggests that this miniature altarpiece belonged to a woman. Saint Anne holds the diminutive Virgin and Child in the center, while SS. Catherine and Barbara are on the interior of the wings and SS. Ursula and Dorothy on the outside. The kneeling patroness occupies the place of honor to the right of the holy group. The man's hair shirt may indicate that he was a member of a lay penitential order. The painted surfaces are exceptionally well preserved.

  • Provenance

    From Swabia, Würzburg

    Rudolf Braun (until 1836) ; Peter Vischer-Sarasin, Schloss Wildenstein , near Bubendorf, Switzerland ; Peter Vischer-Passavant, Schloss Wildenstein , near Bubendorf, Switzerland (by descent) ; Peter Vischer-Milner-Gibson, Schloss Wildenstein , near Bubendorf, Switzerland (by descent –1989) ; Christie's, London (July 6, 1990, lot 14)] ; [ Albrecht Neuhaus , Würzburg (sold 1991)]

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