Similar to the architectural supports for Henry Hamlyn’s doorway, these candlestick holders present a peasant and a jester as comedic counterparts. Details of clothing, headgear, footwear, and even facial features make for an entertaining game of contrasts.
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Pair 64.101.1534 and .1535
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Title:Candlestick
Artist:Jehan Aert van Tricht (Netherlandish, active Maastricht 1492–1501)
Date:ca. 1500
Geography:Made in Maastricht or Xanten
Culture:South Netherlandish
Medium:Brass
Dimensions:Overall: 11 13/16 x 5 13/16 x 5 11/16 in. (30 x 14.7 x 14.4 cm)
Classification:Metalwork-Brass
Credit Line:Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Object Number:64.101.1534
Count Enzensberg,Tratzberg Castle, Austria (?); Richard von Kaufmann, Berlin (sold 1917); his sale, Paul Cassirer und Hugo Helbing, December 4, 1917, no. 461; [ A. S. Drey, Munich (?)]; Camillo Castiglioni, Vienna (by at least 1923–sold 1925); his sale, Frederik Muller & Cie (Dutch), November 18, 1925; Jules S. Bache, New York; his sale, Kende Galleries, New York, April 19-20,1945, no. 476; Irwin Untermyer, New York (by at least 1957–until 1964)
Oklahoma City Museum of Art. "Songs of Glory: Medieval Art from 900–1500," January 22–April 29, 1985.
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. "Love and War: A Manual for Life in the Late Middle Ages," November 8, 1998–January 31, 1999.
New York. The Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Rich Man, Poor Man: Art, Class, and Commerce in a Late Medieval Town," March 6, 2023–February 4, 2024.
Die Sammlung Richard von Kaufmann, Berlin. Vol. 3. Berlin: Paul Cassirer und Hugo Helbing, December 4, 1917. p. 77, no. 461, pl. 71.
Planiscig, Leo. Sammlung Camillo Castiglioni: Bronzestatuetten und Geräte. Vienna: A. Schroll, 1923. p. 53, pl. 110.
Collections Camillo Castiglioni de Vienne II: Bronzes Antiques et de la Renaissance. Amsterdam: Frederik Muller & Cie, November 18, 1925. p. 25, pl. CX.
Art Property. New York: Kende Galleries, April 19–21, 1945. p. 126, no. 476.
Hackenbroch, Yvonne. "Two Dinanderie Figures by Aert van Tricht." The Connoisseur 139 (1957). pp. 219–21, no. 2.
Meyer, Erich. "Der gotische Kronleuchter in Stans: ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Dinanderie." In Festschrift Hans R. Hahnloser zum 60, edited by Ellen J. Beer. Basel: Birkhäuser, 1961. pp. 177–79, fig. 28.
Hackenbroch, Yvonne. Bronzes Other Metalwork and Sculpture in the Irwin Untermyer Collection. Irwin Untermyer Collection, Vol. 5. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1962. pp. xlvi, 30, fig. 139, pl. 128.
Gómez-Moreno, Carmen. Medieval Art from Private Collections: A Special Exhibition at The Cloisters, October 30, 1968 through January 5, 1969. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1968. no. 126.
Draper, James David, ed. Highlights of the Untermyer Collection of English and continental decorative arts. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1977. p. 154, no. 292, illus.
Songs of Glory: Medieval Art from 900 to 1500. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Museum of Art, 1985. no. 68, pp. 25; 204–206.
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