Reliquary in the form of a triptych

anonymous, c. 1400 - 1410

This miniature altar is one of the most beautiful examples of French goldsmiths’ work from the period around 1400. It doubtless belonged to someone associated with the Paris court. Seeing Christ’s tormented body, the owner could meditate on his sufferings at any time.

  • Artwork typeportable altar, reliquary
  • Object numberBK-17045
  • Dimensionsheight 12.5 cm x width 12.7 cm x width 7 cm x depth 2.6 cm x weight 378 g, width 7 cm x depth 2.6 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Reliquary in the form of a triptych

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-17045

  • Description

    Triptiek van goud en email. In het middenstuk Christus, als Man van Smarten. Op de luiken aan de binnenzijde, Johannes de Evangelist en Maria. Aan de buitenzijde, Johannes de Doper en de H. Catharina.

Creation

  • Creation

    goldsmith: anonymous, Paris

  • Dating

    c. 1400 - 1410

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    • height 12.5 cm x width 12.7 cm x width 7 cm x depth 2.6 cm x weight 378 g
    • width 7 cm x depth 2.6 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Exhibitions

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Eugen Gutmann (1840-1925), Munich, 1912, 1913;{Von Falke 1912, pp. 4-5, no. 6, image 4 and 5; Paris 1913, pp. 124-5, no. 230.} …; collection Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, 1927;{Panofsky 1927, p. 277, image 22 and pp. 278-9.} from whom, fl. 6,350,000, en bloc, to Artistic & General Securities Ltd. as security for a loan from the Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, but kept in usufruct, 1934;{NHA, 476, RMA Archive, inv. no. 2142, Recapitulatie der geïnventariseerde kunstvoorwerpen van wijlen Dr F. Mannheimer, undated, p. 33, no. Pr 1, Artistic no. 14/19; NHA, 233, Arrondissementsrechtbank Amsterdam, inv. no. 1365, “O.R. 256/1939, Faillissementsdossier: nalatenschap Dr. F. Mannheimer, 28 augustus 1939”, image 3, page 2.} purchased from Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

  • T. Müller, E. Steingräber, 'Die französische Goldschmiedeplastik um 1400', Münchner Jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst 4 (1954), p. 29-79

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