God the Father

Master of the Madonna of La Gleize (possibly), c. 1360

This statue is half of a sculptural group that would have formed the central section of an altar dedicated to the Coronation of the Virgin. With his arm (now partially broken off), God the Father reaches up to crown the Virgin as Queen of Heaven. The companion statue of the Virgin is preserved in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.

Artwork typesculpture
Object numberBK-1978-40
Dimensionsheight 57.5 cm x width 21.5 cm x depth 11 cm
Physical characteristicsoak with traces of a white chalk ground

Identification

Title(s)
- Christ, from a Coronation of the Virgin
- God the Father
Object type
Object number
BK-1978-40
Description
God de Vader zittend op een bank. Zijn rechterarm is opgeheven, zijn linkerarm ligt op de globe, die op zijn linkerknie rust. Het beeld is een onderdeel van een Kroning van Maria.
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Creation

Creation
sculptor: Master of the Madonna of La Gleize (possibly), Liège
Dating
c. 1360
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Material and technique

Physical description
oak with traces of a white chalk ground
Dimensions
height 57.5 cm x width 21.5 cm x depth 11 cm

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Subject

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition
purchase 1978
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection G. Francotte, Liège, in or before 1905;{M.G. Terme, _L’art ancien au pays de Liège: Album de l’Exposition universelle de Liège 1905_, exh. cat. Liège [1907], no. 1346, pl. 18.} …; sale, Dutch private collection, Dordrecht (Mak), 13-16 June 1978, no. 1518, fl. 5,648 (incl. the commission of the mediating dealer C.J.J. Weegenaar, The Hague), to the museum

Documentation

- R. Williamson, 'Northern Gothic sculpture 1200-1450', catalogus Victoria and Albert museum, 1988, no. 24
- Jaarverslag van het Rijksmuseum 1978, p.23-24

Persistent URL

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200253550