Object Name
Artist/Maker
Object Type
Date
early 16th century
Medium
sandalwood, pear wood, ivory
Credit Line
Seattle Art Museum, Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Object Number
67.4
Location
Not currently on display
Institution/Owner
External Link
Dimensions
Overall Closed: 42.2mm × 43mm (4.2 × 4.3 cm)
Overall Open: 43mm × 83.9mm (4.3 × 8.4 cm)
Overall Open: 43mm × 83.9mm (4.3 × 8.4 cm)
Description
St. Christopher crosses the water carrying the Christ Child guided by a hermit holding a lamp; Anne, Joachim, Mary and the Christ Child are seated together and Joachim reads from a book
Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings
Inscription
Inscribed in Latin, around upper scene: SANCTE CRISTOFORE MARTIR DEI ORA PRO NOBIS; lower scene: AVERADIX SANCTA EX GVA MVNDO LVX EST ORTA
[source: Seattle Art Museum ]
[source: Seattle Art Museum ]
Published References
Bache sale, 1945: lot 458; Brummer sale, 1949: lot 636; The Art Quarterly, vol. XXX no. 2, Summer 1967, p. 158
Catalogue Raisonné
Romanelli 86
Provenance
Provenance
Jules S. Bache, NY; Blumka Gallery, NY; Joseph Brummer, NY; J.J. Klejman, New York; purchased from Mr. Klejman by Seattle Art Museum (funds from Univart Trust, credited to Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection), January 1, 1967
Previous Owner(s)
Jules S. Bache
Blumka Gallery
Joseph Brummer Collection
J. J. Klejman