Geboorte van Christus

anonymous, 1575 - 1625

De geboorte van Christus, met de aanbidding door de herders. Engelen zien vanuit de wolken toe.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberNG-1985-7-3-50
  • Dimensionsheight 307 mm x width 281 mm
  • Physical characteristicspen in bruin, penseel in grijs, gewassen

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Geboorte van Christus

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-1985-7-3-50

  • Description

    De geboorte van Christus, met de aanbidding door de herders. Engelen zien vanuit de wolken toe.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    inscription

Creation

  • Creation

    • draftsman (artist): anonymous, Southern Netherlands
    • draftsman (artist): circle of Maerten de Vos, Southern Netherlands

  • Dating

    1575 - 1625

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    pen in bruin, penseel in grijs, gewassen

  • Dimensions

    height 307 mm x width 281 mm

Explanatory note

  • Tekening uit het bezit van Jan Brandes.

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1985-05-02

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ? Collection Jan Brandes (1743-1808); his daughters, Johanna Maria Brandes (1792-1813) and Charlotta Constantia Brandes (1796-1870), Skälsebo;{De Bruijn/Raben 2004, p. 93.} by descent to Erik Kellberg (1883-1960);{De Bruijn/Raben 2004, p. 93.} ? to Brite-Louise Mangs-Kellberg;{File RMA.}…; anonymous sale, London (Sotheby’s), 2 May 1985 sqq., no. 216, £ 50,000, with xx other drawings, to the dealer W. Graham Arader III, New York, for the Rijksmuseum, in exchange for eighteen drawings that were part of this lot, 1985

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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