Probably Central Rhine Region 1. Hälfte 15. Jahrhundert - A carved wooden pietà group, presumably Central Rhine Region, first half 15th century - image-1

Lot 1627 Dα

Probably Central Rhine Region 1. Hälfte 15. Jahrhundert - A carved wooden pietà group, presumably Central Rhine Region, first half 15th century

Auction 1185 - overview Cologne
20.11.2021, 11:00 - Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture 14th - 19th C.
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €

Probably Central Rhine Region 1. Hälfte 15. Jahrhundert

A carved wooden pietà group, presumably Central Rhine Region, first half 15th century

Carved three-quarters in the round, the reverse flattened and deeply hollowed out. Partially overpainted polychromy.. The work depicts the Virgin sitting on a stone holding the body of Christ, still wearing the crown of thorns, in Her lap so as to present His wounds to the devotional beholder.
Christ's head loosely reattached, His feet, the back of the base and the lower right possibly replaced. Height 53 cm..

Provenance

South German private collection.