Saint Bernard with Donor [obverse]

probably early 20th century

Imitator of Flemish 15th Century

Associated Names
Anonymous Artist

Painter

Anonymous Flemish 15th Century

Related Artist

The image shows two figures standing waist up. The central figure holds a gold-colored staff and a black book against their chest. They have light skin, delicate facial features, and a tonsured hairstyle. The figure is robed in a cream-colored garment. Near the bottom of the image, a second figure is shown with hands clasped together. This person has light skin, short, light brown hair, and wears a dark robe with a fur collar. In the background, there is a landscape with fields, small hills, and a distant structure resembling a church or cathedral, set against a light sky with cloud formations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on panel

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    painted surface: 57.5 x 22.1 cm (22 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
    overall (panel): 58.8 x 23.3 cm (23 1/8 x 9 3/16 in.)
    framed: 65.1 x 29.5 cm (25 5/8 x 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.16.2.a

Associated Artworks

Saint Margaret [reverse]

Anonymous Artist

1900

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

M. Dubois, Amiens. (Galerie Sedelmeyer, Paris). Private collection, New York. (sale, American Art Association, New York, 17 and 18 May 1934, no. 132, repro., as by Gerard David);[1] Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; gift 1942 to NGA.
[1] This provenance is given in the catalogue of the American Art Association sale, but could not be verified. In its style the painting approaches some works produced at the end of the fifteeth century along the Franco-Flemish border. However, an accumulation of evidence based on chemical analysis of the pigments strongly suggests that it is the work of a skillful, modern (probably early twentieth century) imitator of early Flemish paintings.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 153, repro.

1986

  • Hand, John Oliver and Martha Wolff. Early Netherlandish Painting. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, 1986: 87-89.

2008

  • Vanwijnsberghe, Dominique et. al. Autor de la Madeleine Renders. Brussels, 2008: 228, no. 100, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20190752

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