Herri met de Bles depicts Saint Christopher with the Christ child on his shoulder in a mountainous landscape. The figures of the saint and the child are borrowed from an engraving by Dürer from 1521. The painting is richly decorated with figures, buildings, and ships. Details such as the stranded fish and the hermit with the lantern on the left catch the eye. This figure, who is also borrowed from Dürer, indicates the route. His lit lantern shows that Christopher's crossing took place at night.
Specifications
| Title | Landscape with Saint Christopher |
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| Material and technique | Oil on panel |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 30 cm Width 43 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Herri met de Bles
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| Accession number | 2437 (OK) |
| Credits | Acquired with the collection of D.G. Van Beuningen, 1958 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1958 |
| Creation date | in circa 1540 |
| Collector | Collector / D.G. van Beuningen |
| Internal exhibitions |
Van Eyck tot Bruegel (1994) BABEL - Oude meesters terug uit Japan / Old Masters Back from Japan (2018) |
| External exhibitions |
Les fables du paysage flamand au XVI siècle, du fantastique au merveilleux (2012) Collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen – Bruegel’s ‘The Tower of Babel’ and Great 16th Century Masters (2017) Boijmans bij de Buren - Maritieme Meesters (2021) |
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| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Herri met de Bles
werkzaam Antwerpen 1533 - 1566
Virtually nothing is known about the life of Herri met de Bles. According to the biographer Karel van Mander, he owes his name to a white lock in his hair. He...
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