Full Record |
| Title |
Interior of a Church, Morning |
| Alternative Title |
Church of the Dominican Friars, Antwerp |
| Collection |
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath |
| Artist |
Neeffs, Peeter, the elder (Flemish painter, born ca.1578, died 1656-1661) |
| Date Earliest |
about 1625 |
| Date Latest |
about 1625 |
| Signed |
yes |
| Description |
A finely executed view of the interior of a Flemish gothic church in the morning. The scene is depicted from a high viewpoint, looking towards the east end. A few figures mill around in the nave. A priest conducts mass before a small congregation at the side altar to the far left of the composition. The organ loft is seen at the top left of the composition. Large tomb-slabs are set into the tiled floor. The work forms a pair with Interior of a Church, Evening (1916.3). |
| Current Accession Number |
BATVG:P:1916.4 |
| Former Accession Number |
A82 |
| Inscription |
front lr (on base of pilaster) ‘P. NEFS’ |
| Subject |
buildings and gardens; interior (church); religion (altar; mass); figure |
| Measurements |
28.3 x 23.4 cm cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on panel |
| Acquisition Details |
Bequeathed by Miss Emily Burningham 1916. |
| Principal Exhibitions |
The Assembly Exhibition, Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, 1948; Renaissance to Baroque 1520-1720: Treasure from Bristol and Bath Museums, Holburne of Menstrie Museum, Bath, 1981. |
| Publications |
Catalogue of Pictures: Exhibition of Pictures in the Possession of the Corporation of the City of Bath, (Bath, 1948, p. 23; Wright, C., Old Master Paintings in Britain: An Index of Continental Old Master Paintings executed before c.1800 in Public Collections in the United Kingdom, London, 1976, p. 145; Renaissance to Baroque 1520-1720: Treasure from Bristol and Bath Museums, Bath, 1981, p. 8; Sloman, S.,, Victoria Art Gallery: Concise Catalogue of Paintings and Drawings, Bath, 1991, p. 79. |
| Notes |
Miss Burningham also bequeathed the pair to this work and six other paintings. |
| Rights Owner |
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath |
| Author |
Dr Susan Steer |
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