European Painting before 1900, Johnson Collection Catharina von Siegen, née Kannegießer, with Saint Anne and the Virgin and Child Companion to John G. Johnson Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art (Cat. 747) c. 1565-70 Bartel Bruyn the Younger, German (active Cologne), c. 1530 - 1607/10 Oil on panel * Gallery 255, European Art 1500-1850, second floor Cat. 748 John G. Johnson Collection, 1917 |
LabelThis panel and its counterpart, Catharina von Siegen, née Kannegießer, with Saint Anne and the Virgin and Child (cat. 747, John G. Johnson Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art), originally formed the folding wings of an altarpiece. They would have flanked a central religious scene, such as a Crucifixion. The kneeling donor figures were only recently identified. Arnold von Siegen II was a lay official of the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Cologne. His son, also shown here, went on to become mayor of Cologne at the end of the sixteenth century.Social Tags [?]16th century [x] composition studies [x] female [x] german [x] kneeling [x] panel [x] prayer book [x] praying [x] saint anne [x] school [x] virgin and child [x] [Add Your Own Tags]* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
