Full Record |
| Title |
A Franciscan (Saint?), St Apollonia and a Warrior (Saint?) |
| Alternative Title |
St Lucy |
| Collection |
Wellcome Library |
| Artist |
Attributed to German School |
| Date Earliest |
about 1400 |
| Date Latest |
about 1900 |
| Description |
Three figures are depicted on a gold ground. A Franciscan monk on the left is holding a book and a lance with a furled pennant and is accompanied by a dog. St Apollonia in the centre is holding a tooth in a pair of pincers in one hand and in the other another tooth between her fingers. A warrior, possibly a saint, wearing armour is holding a sword and a golden shield. The painting is by an unknown artist but may be from the Cologne School. |
| Current Accession Number |
44838i |
| Former Accession Number |
P 2120/1938 |
| Subject |
figure; animal (dog); religion (Franciscan (saint?), St Apollonia and a warrior (sSaint?); still life |
| Measurements |
25.3 x 22.5 cm cm (estimate) |
| Material |
tempera on panel |
| Acquisition Details |
Bequeathed by Henry Solomon Wellcome 1936. |
| Provenance |
Sale, Christies, London, 2 July 1928, lot 69, as Saint Apolonia and Two Male Saints, Holding Attributes by 'School of Cologne', £9 (?); with Comins (?); collection of Henry Solomon Wellcome, about 1928. |
| Notes |
On the reverse of the canvas is 'S& MP4' and a Christie's stencil 307ES and a faintly scratched name of 'Obersteger' [?]. The painting is recorded in the accessions register no. 21, box 35 as 'St Lucy. Gilt on Wood, 10 x 9§ Provenance no particulars. July 2, 1928, lot 69, SCHOOL OF COLOGNE. Saint Apolonia and Two Male Saints, holding attributes On panel - 7 1/2in. by 6 1/2in. Hammer price: £9 9s.' The accession card at the Wellcome Library calls this work 'Saint Lucy' which must be a mistake. The previous work is also called this. It does not give any acquisition details. |
| Rights Owner |
(c) The Wellcome Trust |
| Author |
Dr Madeleine Korn |
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