拍品 45
  • 45

ATTRIBUTED TO HANS ZÜRN THE YOUNGER (1585-AFTER 1624)GERMAN, LAKE CONSTANCE, FIRST QUARTER 17TH CENTURY | The Virgin

估價
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
招標截止

描述

  • The Virgin
  • gilt and polychromed wood
  • 90cm., 35½in.
with a label to the underside inscribed: F. 12 [...]

來源

Private collection, Germany

Condition

Overall the condition of the wood is good, with some wear and dirt to the surface consistent with age. The Virgin probably once held the Christ Child in her proper left arm; this is now lost, and a metal dowel remains inserted into her hip. There are a few losses to the wood, including to the drapery around the proper left arm, to the proper right sleeve and some of the fingertips. The proper left thumb and index finger are reattached. It is likely that a now-lost crown would once have been placed on the Virgin's head. There is minor stable splitting to the wood in areas. A section of the back was carved separately. There is also minor evidence of past worming, including to the chin. There is wear to the polychromy and gilding throughout, including some craquelure and flaking, as well as areas of loss at some of the high points, and notably to the mantle on the proper left side. There is a metal hook inserted into the hair at the back, and a metal pin at the back of the clouds. There are holes to the top of the head.
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拍品資料及來源

RELATED LITERATURE
C. Zoege von Manteuffel, Die Bildhauerfamilie Zürn, 1606-1666, Weissenhorn, 1969, vol. 2, fig. 187