Kreuz Altar

Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece (active 1480-1510)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1490–1495

Height:

107.0 cm  (42 1/8 in.)

Width:

34.0 cm  (13 3/8 in.)

left and right wing: 107 x 34 cm; central panel: 107 x 80 cm.

Technique / Medium:

wood

Description

Saint Cecilia is pumping and playing a portative organ while a small angel helps to manipulate the instrument. The keyboard is depicted in a corrupted manner. On her side is St. John the Baptist standing.

People as subjects

St. John the Baptist (Non-musician/dancer)
St. Cecilia (Musician)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Portative organ [2267] (The keyboard is depicted in a corrupted manner)

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Defoer, Henri L. “Der Meister des Bartholomäus-Altars und die Kunst der Nördlichen Niederlande, Betrachtungen anlässlich einer Ausstellung”, Wallraf-Richartz-Jahrbuch: Jahrbuch für Kunstgeschichte 64 (2003) 215-241.

Macgregor, Neil. Victim of Anonymity: Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece. Walter Neurath Memorial Lecture Series (London: Thames & Hudson, 1993).

Urban, Gina. Der Meister des Bartholomäus-Altars: Eine Bedeutungsstudie zu Thomas-, Kreuz- und Bartholomäus-Altar vor dem Hintergrund der kartäusischen Auftraggeber (Magisterarbeit, Technische Universität Berlin, 1988).

Notes

The depiction of Saint Cecilia, playing portative organ, and Saint John the Baptist is shown on the left wing of the Kreuz altar; dimensions: 107x80 cm (central panel), 107x34 cm (wings)

RIdIM record id

1539