Bernhard STRIGEL (Memmingen 1460-1528)
Bernhard STRIGEL
(Memmingen 1460 - 1528)
Thuriferous Angel in Yellow Tunic
Oak panel, four boards, not parqueted
48.8 x 61.2 cm
Provenance:
- François-Louis-Esprit Dubois (1758-1828) Collection;
- Sale of the Dubois collection, Paris, Hôtel Bullion (Maître Gendron), May 27, 1816, n° 18 (23,10 fr to the count of Saint-Morys : Albert Dürer " An angel, one knee on the ground, wings spread and dressed in a yellow tunic, covered with a red mantle with gold embroidery, holds a censer. Preciously painted piece, of a beautiful color and well preserved " Painting on wood 22 x 18 inches) ;
- Collection of Charles Etienne de Bourgevin Vialart, Count of Saint-Morys;
- Sale of the cabinet of the late Mr. Le Comte de Saint-Morys, Paris, 10 rue de Seine (Maître Benou), January 26, 1818, no. 47 (30,05 fr to Berthon. School of Albert Dürer, A Subject of the Annunciation) ;
- Probably sale after cessation of trade of M. Berthon, Paris, 16 rue des Jeuneurs (Maître Ridel), March 10-12, 1845, n° 325 ("Quelques bons tableaux anciens des diverses écoles") or sale after cessation of trade of M. Berthon, Paris, 16 rue des Jeuneurs (Maître Ridel), April 3-5, 1845, n° 115 ("Une collection de 130 bons tableaux anciens des Ecoles flamande, hollandaise, française et italienne") ;
- In the same family since the beginning of the 20th century.
Bibliography:
E. Büchner, "Zum späten Malwerk Bernhard Strigels," in Pantheon, 3, XVII, June 1944, p. 55 ("Vermutlich haben zwei rauchfassschwingende Engel ...") ;
L. Des Cars (under the direction of), Louvre Abu Dhabi. Naissance d'un musée, Paris, 2013, cited p. 114 ("the painting of the Angel with a Censer may have been part of a painted, and possibly carved, set that probably included a pair of angels").
