St Michael

anonymous, c. 1500

St Michael and the Dragon. Oak with old polychromy. Mechelen, c. 1510.

  • Artwork typesculpture
  • Object numberBK-NM-2490
  • Dimensionsheight 37.5 cm x width 12 cm x depth 7 cm
  • Physical characteristicswalnut with polychromy and gilding

Identification

  • Title(s)

    St Michael

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-2490

  • Description

    Michael en de draak.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    mark, on the reverse, branded: three pales (the Mechelen wood quality mark)

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Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: anonymous, Mechelen

  • Dating

    c. 1500

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    walnut with polychromy and gilding

  • Dimensions

    height 37.5 cm x width 12 cm x depth 7 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1875

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the collection A.P. Hermans-Smits (1822-1897), Eindhoven, with numerous other objects (BK-NM-2001 to -2800), fl. 14,000 for all, to the Nederlandsch Museum voor Geschiedenis en Kunst, The Hague, 1875; transferred to the museum, 1885; on loan to the Museum voor Religieuze Kunst, Uden, 2005-12

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