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Dormition of the Virgin, with an Epitaph
Unidentified artist, German (Nuremberg), last quarter of the 15th century
Formerly attributed to: Michel Wolgemut (German, 1434–1519)
Formerly attributed to: Michel Wolgemut (German, 1434–1519)
about 1493
Medium/Technique
Oil on panel
Dimensions
205.5 x 111.5 cm (80 7/8 x 43 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the children of Mrs. Samuel Dennis Warren in memory of their mother
Accession Number03.610
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings
InscriptionsLower center: Nach Christi geburt 1479, am / Freitag vor S:Walburgen tag, / verschid die Erbar Frau Hett, / wig Volkamerin der Gott gne, / dig und barmherzig sey.
"In the year of our Lord 1479, on the Friday before before St. Walpurga's day, departed this life the honorable Mistress Hettwig Volkarmer, to whom may God be gracious and merciful."
"In the year of our Lord 1479, on the Friday before before St. Walpurga's day, departed this life the honorable Mistress Hettwig Volkarmer, to whom may God be gracious and merciful."
ProvenanceAbout 1479 until the 17th century, church of St. Sebald, Nürnberg (original commission) [see note 1]. 1898, Santangelo collection, Naples; 1898, Santangelo sale, lot 143, sold to Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860), Lewes, England, on behalf of his mother, Susan Cornelia (Mrs. Samuel Dennis) Warren (b. 1825 - d. 1901), Boston; January 8, 1903, Mrs. S. D. Warren sale, American Art Association, New York, lot 120, not sold; 1903, gift of the children of Susan Cornelia (Mrs. Samuel Dennis) Warren to the MFA. (Accession date: January 13, 1903)
NOTES:
[1] Its inscription honoring Hedwig Volckamer (d. 1479), this is one of four painted epitaphs that were displayed above the tomb of the Volckamer family near the south transept of St. Sebald, Nürnberg. Still in situ in 1623, they were removed at some later point during the 17th century, perhaps by members of the Volckamer family. See Gerhard Weilandt, "Die Ausstattung der Sebalduskirche in Nürnberg im Zeitalter der Gotik und Renaissance. Eine Topographie der Bilder" (forthcoming; manuscript copy in MFA curatorial file).
NOTES:
[1] Its inscription honoring Hedwig Volckamer (d. 1479), this is one of four painted epitaphs that were displayed above the tomb of the Volckamer family near the south transept of St. Sebald, Nürnberg. Still in situ in 1623, they were removed at some later point during the 17th century, perhaps by members of the Volckamer family. See Gerhard Weilandt, "Die Ausstattung der Sebalduskirche in Nürnberg im Zeitalter der Gotik und Renaissance. Eine Topographie der Bilder" (forthcoming; manuscript copy in MFA curatorial file).