Christ Blessing the Children, anonymous, c. 1570

Identification

Title(s)

Christ Blessing the Children

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-C-1579

Description

Christus zegent de kinderen die door hun moeders bij hem worden gebracht. Achter Christus kijken de discipelen toe, rechts op de voorgrond zitten enkele schriftgeleerden.

Creation

Artist

painter: anonymous

Place

Southern Netherlands

Dating

c. 1570

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

height 62.7 cm × width 51.7 cm × thickness 0.8 cm
depth 2 cm

Subject

What

Christ blessing children brought by their mothers, usually with some disciples disapprovingly looking on (Matthew 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17)

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

On loan from the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap

Acquisition

loan 1974

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; donated to the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap by the heirs of mr. Adrianus Daniël de Vries Azn. (1851-84), 1884;{van Thiel 1995, p. 62.} on loan to the museum from the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap since 1974

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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