Triptych with The Lamentation of Christ (center), St. Barbara (left wing), St. Catherine of Alexandria (right wing), The Annunciation (reverse wings)

Center: oil on poplar; Wings: oil and gold leaf on poplar panelMaster of the Krainburg Altar (Austrian, active c. 1485–1510)/c. 1500

Description

The triptych shows an exact representation of Jerusalem. The model is a woodcut by Erhard Reuwich for the publication Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, by Bernhard von Breydenbach, published in Mainz in 1486. This book became a bestseller, reprinted thirteen times over the next three decades. The painter who was active in today’s Slovenia around 1500 adapted this for his depiction of the Lamentation of Christ.

Provenance

Richard von Kaufmann, Berlin, Germany; (Sale: Cassirer and Helbing, Berlin, 1917, II, lot 122); Alfred Bum Collection, Brno, Czechoslovakia, by descent to his son, Martin Bum; Martin Bum (changed to Boome), New York, NY; (Sale: Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 5 November 1942, lot 46); Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Y. Palitz, New York, NY; Thence By Decent; Richard L. Feigen & Co.; Private Collection, USA, sold through Ben Elwes Fine Art, to the Cleveland Museum of Art; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Dimensions

45.7 × 33 cm

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Movement / Period

Medieval Art

Accession No

2022.86

Official Citations

[The Cleveland Museum of Art Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Master of the Krainburg Altar (Austrian, active c. 1485–1510)

Medieval Art • Austria • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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