The Le Cellier altarpiece

Bellegambe, Jean (born ca. 1480, died 1534-1536)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1509

Height:

101.6 cm  (40 in.)

Width:

61.0 cm  (24 in.)

Measurements of central panel only above. Left wing: 95.9 cm x 25.4 cm; right wing: 95.3 cm x 24.1 cm.

Technique / Medium:

oil on wood

Description

Central panel: The Virgin and Child enthroned, adored by donors, Cistercian monk and nun; around the Virgins throne several angels making music, on the throne's top on each side three angels blowing curved trumpet (very long; shape very similar to the shape of an alphorn); on the throne's right side three angels playing musical instruments; harp, fiddle, flute(?); in the right distance an angel playing flute (or recorder) and an angel probably singing from music (not legible); beneath the throne three angels singing from music (hardly legible) and an angel holding shawm (probably a bombarde); on the throne's left an angel playing lute (?), another indicating something in a book (possibly music book, not legible) while looking at the lute player, the third angel holding shawm in right hand (partially visible); left wing: Saint Bernard and two Cistercian monks adoring the Virgin and Child; right wing: Cistercian saint (unidentified) and two Cistercian monks adoring the Virgin and Child; exterior: The Virgin appearing to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.

People as subjects

St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)
Jesus Christ
St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 or 1091-1153)

Iconclass

11F4212
Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her, sitting in her lap

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

End-blown trumpet (long)
Harp [3285]
Fiddle [3142]
End-blown flute [3940]
Shawm [4258]
Lute [3394]

Musical works

illegible music notation
Beneath the throne three angels singing from music

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

3770