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Hermann Historica

9 - Two religious paintings on copper: Allegory of the Ship of the Church (Navis Ecclesiae) and The Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

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€300

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Sale fees

29.5%

Two religious paintings on copper: Allegory of the Ship of the Church (Navis Ecclesiae) and The Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist Paintings on copper. 1) Allegory of the Ship of the Church, featuring a crucifix as the mast and numerous scenes from the Passion and the lives of the martyrs; several saints with Latin inscriptions, including “S. AGNES,” “S. VRSVLA,” “S. DOMINICVS,” and “S. CATHRINA.” Paint layer with craquelure and scuffs; copper reverse showing signs of oxidation. Frame with scuff marks and damage to the gesso. Painting dimensions 17.2 × 23.2 cm, frame dimensions 22.5 × 28 cm. 2) Mary with the Child and the kneeling young John holding a cross-staff and a lamb. Paint layer with larger losses in Mary’s halo and in the robe to the right of the Christ Child’s head; further losses at the upper end of the young John’s cross-staff and at the center of the lower and upper edges of the painting. Signs of wear, particularly along the upper right edge of the painting; numerous roundish surface stains. Wooden frame with signs of wear and scratch marks. Painting dimensions approx. 19 × 13 cm, frame dimensions 23.5 × 17.5 cm. Condition: II–III

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Auction details

Art, Antiques & Collectibles - I
Monday, November 16
10:00 AM
Bretonischer Ring 3
85630 Grasbrunn, Germany

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Hermann Historica +49 8 95 47 26 490 contact@hermann-historica.com
On Drouot for 4 years avec More than 43,000 lots published

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