The Garden of Paradise
- Object:
- Place of origin:
Frankfurt am Main, Germany (made)
- Date:
- Artist/Maker:
- Materials and Techniques:
Boxwood, carved in relief and glazed
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The relief shows Child Christ playing a zither supported by a Virgin saint, probably St. Catherine, in flourishing garden. To the left a maiden scoops water out of an enclosed well, while a reclining male figure is shown close to the archangel St. Michael, and the feet of another male figure appear on the right.
Purchased as a 'panel of a casket' representing 'a medieval romance subject'. This relief copies an Upper Rheinish painting of about 1420 showing the Virgin in the Garden of Paradise (now in the Städelmuseum, Frankfurt-am Main). It is related to a group of wood caskets in the Gothic style with scenes of romance, which were produced in the first quarter of nineteenth century.
Physical description
Boxwood 'panel', carved in relief with groups of knights and ladies playing musical instruments.
The relief shows Child Christ playing a zither supported by a Virgin saint, probably St. Catherine, in flourishing garden. To the left a maiden scoops water out of an enclosed well, while a reclining male figure is shown close to the archangel St. Michael, and the feet of another male figure appear on the right.
Place of Origin
Frankfurt am Main, Germany (made)
Date
1800-1825 (made)
Artist/maker
unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Boxwood, carved in relief and glazed
Dimensions
Height: 21.59 cm
Object history note
Purchased as a 'panel of a casket' representing 'a medieval romance subject'. This relief copies an Upper Rheinish painting of about 1420 showing the Virgin in the Garden of Paradise (now in the Städelmuseum, Frankfurt-am Main). It is related to a group of wood caskets in the Gothic style with scenes of romance, which were produced in the first quarter of nineteenth century.
Descriptive line
Relief, The Garden of Paradise; German (Frankfurt), 1800-1825
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1857. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 29.
Jopek, Norbert. German Sculpture 1430-1540, A Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London, 2002, pp. 150-151, cat.no. 70.
Production Note
This relief was purchased as a panel of a casket, and copies an Upper Rhenish painting of about 1420 showing the Virgin in the Garden of Paradise.
Materials
Boxwood
Techniques
Carving; Relief; Glazing
Subjects depicted
Mary (Virgin Mary); Garden; Christ Child; Paradise; Zither
Categories
Sculpture; Religion; Christianity; Reliefs
Collection code
SCP
