The Risen Christ Surrounded by Saints

c. 1660

Jan Boeckhorst

Associated Names
Jan Boeckhorst

Artist, Flemish, born Germany, 1604 - 1668

The image shows a central figure standing upright, holding a large cross. Several other figures surround the central figure, some kneeling and others bent forward. Above them, a figure is depicted in the clouds with wings, facing downwards. The scene is set in a warm, earthy, abstract background with floating figures and indistinct surroundings.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Émile Calando [1840 - 1898], Paris, (Lugt 837). Julius S. Held [1905 - 2002], New York, (Lugt 4805); purchased by NGA, 1984.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1970

  • Selections from the Drawing Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Julius S. Held, University Art Gallery, Binghamton, NY, 1970, no. 36.

1984

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., January 1984.

1990

  • Jan Boeckhorst 1604-1668, Rubenshuis, Antwerp and Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Münster, 1990, no. 14.

1994

  • Flemish Drawings in the Age of Rubens: Selected Works from American Collections, The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994, no. 4.

Bibliography

1967

  • Held, Julius. "Jan van Boeckhorst as Draughtsman." Bulletin, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique XVI (1967): p. 144, fig. 8.

1982

  • Lahrkamp, Helmut. "Der 'Lange Jan'. Leben und Werk des Barockmalers Johann Bockhorst 1604-1668." Zeitschrift Westfalen LX (1982): 28a.

Inscriptions

verso, lower left, by later hand, in graphite: M; verso, lower right, by later hand, in graphite: B; verso, upper right, by later hand in graphite: 6

Markings

stamped in black ink: Émile Calando collection (Lugt 837); verso, stamped in black ink: Julius S. Held collection (Lugt 4805)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64580741

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