When dealing with sculpture from the middle ages it is often impossible to know who the artist is. The sculpture of Adriaen van Wesel is an exception. This artist is known to have worked in the 15th century and that he was very famous during his life. This last supper is an example of his mastery. Christ and his twelve disciples are seated around a table on which there is a dish containing pieces of bread. The man with the money pouch on his back to the left in the foreground is Judas, who would betray Christ.
Specifications
| Title | The last supper |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oak |
| Object type |
Sculpture
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 55 cm Height 52 cm Depth 19,3 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Sculptor:
Adriaen van Wesel
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| Accession number | BEK 1054 (OK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, 1940 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in 1475-1490 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Brons Hout Steen. Zeven eeuwen sculptuur in het Museum Boijmans-van Beuningen (1994) |
| External exhibitions |
Ontsnapt aan de Beeldenstorm, Middeleeuwse beeldhouwkunst uit de Domstad (2012) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
| Place of manufacture | Utrecht > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Adriaen van Wesel
Utrecht circa 1417 - Utrecht na 1490
Adriaen van Wesel was born in 1417 in Utrecht and became a member of the local saddle-makers guild, to which sculptors were also admitted at that time. He...
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