South German circa 1610/1620 - A South German carved limewood figure of the Virgin of the Annunciation, circa 1610/1620. - image-1

Lot 1822 Dα

South German circa 1610/1620 - A South German carved limewood figure of the Virgin of the Annunciation, circa 1610/1620.

Auction 1057 - overview Cologne
14.11.2015, 15:00 - Sculptures incl. The Decker Collection
Estimate: 11.000 € - 13.000 €
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South German circa 1610/1620

A South German carved limewood figure of the Virgin of the Annunciation, circa 1610/1620.

The reverse flattened, with the original polychromy and gilding.. The composition of this relief depiction of the Madonna in prayer would have originally been complimented by the angel Gabriel and is based on Albrecht Dürer's woodcut of this subject in his "Small Passion", completed in 1509/1511. The work is a typical product of the "Dürer Renaissance" which took place around 1600, and utilises his composition but with a distinctly early Baroque treatment of the figures, ornaments and polychromy.
Very minor wear. 58 x 27 x 5 cm.

Provenance

Private ownership, Wiesbaden. - Lempertz auction 864, Cologne, 20.11.2004, lot 1054 (as early 16th C.). - The Dr. Bernhard Decker Collection.

Literature

Otto Schmitt, Georg Swarzenski: Meisterwerke der Bildhauerkunst in Frankfurter Privatbesitz. vol. 1, Frankfurt 1921, no. 74, illus. (as early 16th C.).