Wolf Verdross, attributed to - A carved wooden overdoor attributed to Wolf Verdross. - image-1

Lot 1871 Dα

Wolf Verdross, attributed to - A carved wooden overdoor attributed to Wolf Verdross.

Auction 1057 - overview Cologne
14.11.2015, 15:00 - Sculptures incl. The Decker Collection
Estimate: 35.000 € - 38.000 €
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Wolf Verdross, attributed to

A carved wooden overdoor attributed to Wolf Verdross.

Carved in two blocks. With partially overpainted older polychromy. This gable decoration is surmounted by God the Father and two blindfolded putti shooting arrows towards the people depicted below. The group includes representatives of all social standings, including the pope, a cardinal, a bishop, a King, knights, burghers and a fool. The inscription "QVIS CONTRA FATA" signifies that all earthly things are subject to the whims of fate. The arms of alliance with the inscription and date "H.V.V.A. 1562" refers to the knight Hans Veit von Annenberg and his wife Praxedis Hendl. The overdoor originates from the music room of Dornsberg in Naturns castle in Vinschgau in South Tyrol, and is assumed to be the work of Wolf Verdross, who carved the depiction of the Knight Jakob Trapp in nearby Churburg.
Restored in 2015. 59 x 103 x 10 cm.

Provenance

Baron Viktor Fuchs 1954 . - Bozen art market. - Private ownership, South Germany.

Literature

Oswald Graf Trapp: Ritter Jakob Trapp auf Churburg (1529-1563). Ein Beitrag zur Kulturgeschichte Tirols, Innsbruck 1954 (Schlern-Schriften vol. 127), p. 30-31.