Home

Home
Works of Art
Features
Provenance Research Project

Search

Advanced Search

Back to a list of paintings in this section, sorted by artist's name
Print

Previous Next
The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist; (verso) Trompe-l'oeil with Painting of The Man of Sorrows, about 1514–15
Attributed to Bernaert van Orley (Netherlandish, ca. 1488–1541/42)
Oil on wood; 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm)
Bequest of Hertha Katz, 2000 (2001.216.3)

Enlarge
Enlarge
Add to My Met Gallery
Add to My Met Gallery
Signature, Marks, and Inscriptions
Alternate Views
Provenance/Ownership History Provenance/Ownership History
Note to the Reader

Provenance/Ownership History



abbey of Marchiennes (about 1515–at least 1555; commissioned for the altar in honor of John the Baptist, first consecrated in 1515 and reconsecrated in 1541; listed in the Abbey's inventories of 1546 and 1555); Broleman, London; [P. de Boer, Amsterdam, in 1937]; George and Hertha Katz, Great Neck, N.Y.; Hertha Katz, Great Neck (by 1981–d. 2000)

Previous Next

Home | Works of Art | Curatorial Departments | Collection Database | Features | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | Explore & Learn | The Met Store | Membership | Ways to Give | Plan Your Visit | Calendar | The Cloisters | Concerts & Lectures | Study & Research | Events & Programs | FAQs | Special Exhibitions | My Met Museum | Press Room | Met Podcast | Met Share | Site Index | Now at the Met | MuseumKids

Photograph Credits

Copyright © 2000–2009 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.  Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy.