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| 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 | |