The Garden of Paradise
Relief
1800-1825 (made)
1800-1825 (made)
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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.
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.
Object details
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| Title | The Garden of Paradise (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Boxwood, carved in relief and glazed |
| Brief description | Relief, The Garden of Paradise; German (Frankfurt), 1800-1825 |
| 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. |
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| Object history | 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. |
| Production | 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. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | 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. |
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| Accession number | 4213-1857 |
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| Record created | May 31, 2000 |
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