St Matthias
Statuette
1610-1650 (made)
1610-1650 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This figure came from a group of Christ and the twelve apostles, which has now been dispersed. St Matthias became an apostle after Judas Iscariot betrayed Christ.
Object details
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| Title | St Matthias (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Boxwood |
| Brief description | Statuette, St. Matthias. |
| Physical description | Statuette, boxwood. Standing bearded figure with short curling hair. The head and body are turned slightly to the right, the left foot forward. In his left hand he holds an open book, his right is missing. He wears a closely fitting tunic under a cloak which falls from his shoulders in heavy folds to the feet, the end being caught up in his belt. The eyes are inlaid with glass beads. In relief on the base S. Matthias. Signed on the base with a mongram of the letters F.V.L. |
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| Gallery label | ST SIMON and ST MATTHIAS
Flemish; about 1610-1650
Boxwood, signed
Purchased under the Bequest of Captain H. B. Murray
These figure originally formed part of a group of Christ and the twelve apostles.
(1993 - 2011) |
| Credit line | Purchased under the bequest of Captain H. B. Murray. |
| Object history | Bought with a figure of Saint Simon from the Antique Art Galleries for £52. 10s 0d. with A.16-1932. These figures were once part of a series of twelve Apostles, with Christ. Other figures are held in several European museums and private collections. At least one other such series seems to survive from the hand of the same artist. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This figure came from a group of Christ and the twelve apostles, which has now been dispersed. St Matthias became an apostle after Judas Iscariot betrayed Christ. |
| Bibliographic reference | Eberkardo, S and Zwillinger, Thomas. Bildwerke von 1600-1800. Cologne: Meisterwerke im Sonütgen Museums. 1996. pp.16-17 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.16-1932 |
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| Record created | June 15, 2009 |
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