Jacob Cornelisz

De Mis van Gregorius (buitenzijde eerste paar luiken); De HH. Jozef en Willibrord of Nicolaas? (binnenzijde eerste linkerluik), keizer Hendrik II en de H. Elisabeth van Thüringen (buitenzijde tweede linkerluik), de HH. Martinus van Tours? en Dorothea (buitenzijde tweede rechterluik), de HH. Catharina en Ursula (binnenzijde eerste rechterluik); De HH. Ambrosius, Gregorius en Augustinus (binnenzijde tweede linkerluik), De H. Hiëronymus en het stichterspaar en hun kinderen (middenpaneel), de HH. Bartholomeüs, Andreas en Thomas (binnenzijde tweede rechterluik)

Illustration number 0000352626
Dimensions: 871x2073 pixels

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Object information

Object category

polyptych

Physical connection Reference in ‘composite artworks’: artworks that are/were connected, such as alterpieces, decorative pieces incorporated in panelling, and works of art that were intended to be displayed together, such as pendants and series.

polyptych, open

Jacob Cornelisz, Een stichterspaar en hun kinderen in aanbidding voor de H. Hieronymus. In de achtergrond taferelen uit het leven van Hieronymus (centerpiece of a polyptych)
Jacob Cornelisz, De kerkvaders Ambrosius, Gregorius en Augustinus (links), de apostelen Bartholomeüs, Andreas en Thomas (rechts) (interior of inner pair of wings of a polyptych)
Jacob Cornelisz, Keizer Hendrik II en de H. Elisabeth van Thüringen (links), de HH. Martinus van Tours (?) en Dorothea (rechts) (exterior of inner pair of wings of a polyptych)
Jacob Cornelisz, De HH. Catharina en Ursula (links), de HH. Jozef en Willibrord (of Nicolaas?; rechts) (interior of outer pair of wings of a polyptych)
Jacob Cornelisz, De Mis van de H. Gregorius (exterior of outer pair of wings of a polyptych)

Support/medium

panel, oil paint

Shape/dimensions

rectangle (portrait) with rounded upper side 176.5 x 113 cm
betreft de afmetingen van het middenapneel

Signature/inscription Information about the signature, dating, inscription or any other mark on the front or back of the art work

dated : Anno D[o]m[ini] M CCCCC II ; ANNO DOMINI 1511
op de buitenzijde van het buitenste linker- en rechterluik [= kunstwerknummer 22603], op de balustrade

Current attribution: Jacob Cornelisz

Date Exact or approximate dating of the described art work; the search parameters adopted for this art work in this database, are found in brackets.: 1511 (dated) (1511)

Subject

Title Title of the art-work in Dutch: De Mis van Gregorius (buitenzijde eerste paar luiken); De HH. Jozef en Willibrord of Nicolaas? (binnenzijde eerste linkerluik), keizer Hendrik II en de H. Elisabeth van Thüringen (buitenzijde tweede linkerluik), de HH. Martinus van Tours? en Dorothea (buitenzijde tweede rechterluik), de HH. Catharina en Ursula (binnenzijde eerste rechterluik); De HH. Ambrosius, Gregorius en Augustinus (binnenzijde tweede linkerluik), De H. Hiëronymus en het stichterspaar en hun kinderen (middenpaneel), de HH. Bartholomeüs, Andreas en Thomas (binnenzijde tweede rechterluik)
Other (former) title Other title(s) or name(s) which the work of art has had, or by which it is also known. This sometimes involves rejected identifications of the subject or sitter.: Het Hieronymusaltaar
Genre: undetermined
Keywords: saint, donor portrait
Iconclass code Iconclass codes and text contain specific scenes and names. An Iconclass code or notation is a code from the multi-lingual Iconclass system for subject retrieval. For more information about this system, see www.iconclass.nl.: 11H(AMBROSE)
Ambrose, bishop of Milan; possible attributes: beehive, cradle with baby, three-knotted scourge
11H(ANDREW)
the apostle Andrew; possible attributes: book, X-shaped cross, fish, fishing-net, rope, scroll
11H(AUGUSTINE)
Augustine, bishop of Hippo; possible attributes: arrows piercing his breast, book, child with spoon, flaming heart, heart (pierced with arrows), pen
11H(BARTHOLOMEW)
the apostle Bartholomew; possible attributes: book, devil or dragon at feet, knife, scroll, flayed skin, staff
11HH(CATHERINE)
the virgin martyr Catherine of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, emperor Maxentius, palm-branch, ring, sword, wheel
11HH(DOROTHEA)
the virgin martyr Dorothea of Caesarea; possible attributes: basket of roses and apples, child with basket of roses, garland of roses, roses in hand or lap
11HH(ELISABETH OF HUNGARY)
the wife and widow of the Landgrave of Thuringia, and Franciscan Tertiary, Elisabeth of Hungary; possible attributes: beggar, cripple, fish, loaves, leper, model of church, pitcher, roses in lap, scald-head, three crowns
11H(GREGORY)
pope Gregory the Great; possible attributes: dove, emperor Trajan
11H(GREGORY)51
the mass of St. Gregory the Great: Christ appears above the altar with the instruments of the Passion; maybe blood spouts from Christ's side
11H(HENRY)
the Holy Roman emperor Henry II of Bamberg; possible attributes: crown, lily, model of church, orb, sceptre, sword
11H(JEROME)
the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone
11H(JEROME)36
St. Jerome as penitent in the desert, half naked, kneeling before a crucifix and holding a stone in his hand to beat his breast; a skull (and other 'Vanitas' symbols), sometimes a scorpion and a snake beside him
11H(JOSEPH)
the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools
11H(MARTIN)
Martin(us), bishop of Tours; possible attributes: beggar, goose
11H(THOMAS)
the apostle Thomas; possible attributes: book, chalice, girdle, heart, lance or spear, scroll, square, stones
11HH(URSULA)
the virgin martyr Ursula of Cologne; possible attributes: arrow, banner with red cross, cloak of ermine, crown, ship
11H(WILLIBRORD)
the 'apostle of Frisia' and archbishop of Utrecht, Willibrord (of Echternach); possible attributes: cask (barrel), well (fountain), child (on a book), model of church, stone bottles
11D3121
'Vera Icon', held up by Veronica

Provenance

Collection(s): Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna , inv./cat.nr 867

Exhibitions and literature

Literature

Friedländer 1967-1976 , dl. XII, nr. 244

M. Reintjens, ‘"Ein altar mit St. Hiëronymus Biltnuss zo zweymal aufgethan". Het raadsel van Jacob Cornelisz' Weense vijfluik', Desipientia 21 (2014), nr. 2, p. 41-45

Visual documentation

Visual documentation

Location image Location of the image in the visual documentation.

BD/Digital Collection (img.nr. 0000352626)

Technical documentation

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Technical examination type

infrared examination

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Creation date: 2012-01-02; Last modified date: 2015-01-05

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