St Christopher

circle of Master of Rimini, c. 1430

The gigantic Christopher, who is described in legend as carrying the infant Christ across a river, became the patron saint of travellers. This compact sculpture of the saint was undoubtedly intended for a traveller to carry on a journey, to avert the perils that awaited those who took to the open road.

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  • Object numberBK-2014-11
  • Dimensionsheight 9.2 cm x width 3.2 cm (top surface socle)
  • Physical characteristicsivory

Identification

  • Title(s)

    St Christopher

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-2014-11

  • Description

    Beeld van ivoor van de naar rechts lopende Christoffel, de beide handen een stam omklemmend en op zijn linker schouder het naakte Christuskind met aureool. Christoffel is gekleed in een lange, aan de voorzijde deels openvallende mantel met drie knopen op de linkerschouder. Hij staat op een integraal zeskantig voetstuk van hout.

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Creation

  • Creation

    • sculptor: circle of Master of Rimini, Vlaanderen
    • Bruges (possibly)

  • Dating

    c. 1430

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ivory

  • Dimensions

    height 9.2 cm x width 3.2 cm (top surface socle)

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of J. Polak, Amsterdam

  • Acquisition

    gift 2014-10-03

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; private collection, The Netherlands, after 1987;{Oral communication J. Polak.} from which acquired by the dealer J. Polak, Amsterdam, 2013; by whom, donated to the museum, February 2014

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