The Resurrection and the Three Maries at the Tomb

anonymous, c. 1440

The woodcarver here combined in one scene two separate episodes from the Passion of Christ: his resurrection from the tomb, and the three women – Mary Magdalene, Mary the Mother of Jesus and Mary Salome – who went to the tomb (shown at centre) to embalm his body. A Roman soldier is asleep in front of the tomb.

  • Artwork typealtaarkast
  • Object numberBK-1964-2-C
  • Dimensionsheight 97.8 cm x width 58.9 cm x depth 22.3 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoak with polychromy

Identification

  • Title(s)

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    • The Resurrection and the Three Maries at the Tomb

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1964-2-C

  • Description

    Bak bestaande uit kapelachtige nis en een laag onderstuk met opengewerkt fries. Nis aan voorkant begrensd met twee zuilen met kapiteel waarop pinakels die accoladeboog met daarboven lage venstertracering insluiten. Achterwand met gotische vensters gescheiden door zuiltjes met kapitelen waarop ribgewelf.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    number, on the inside, on the bottom, scratched: ‘XII’

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Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: anonymous, Southern Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1440

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oak with polychromy

  • Dimensions

    height 97.8 cm x width 58.9 cm x depth 22.3 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1964

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; anonymous sale, Munich (Weinmüller), 7 December 1961, no. 828, fig. 50, with BK-1964-2-C to -E, to the dealers Graf und Gräfin Pourtalès, Prien am Chiemsee (Bavaria);{Note RMA.} from whom purchased by the dealer P. Drey, New York, 1962;{Note RMA.} from whom, with BK-1964-2-A to -E, $ 14,400 for all, to the museum, 1964

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