A carved oak Saint Roch, Workshop of the Master of Osnabrück, Westphalia, Germany, 1st quarter 16th C.
H.: 59 cm Condition: - The upper tip of the wooden staff, just behind the book, reglued. - Otherwise in good condition with typical superficial wear. - A piece of woodboard fixed on the base to stabilise the posture. Provenance: - Ernst and Agathe Saulmann. - their forced sale, Weinmüller, Munich, 26-27 June 1936, lot 157. - Ludwig Roselius, Bremen. - Roseliushaus, Bremen. - Restituted to the heirs of Ernst and Agathe Saulmann, 2016 - A Dutch private collection. Ref.: H. Manske, Der Meister von Osnabrück: Osnabrücker Plastik um 1500, Osnabrück, 1978 The present Saint Roch relates to the work of the Master of Osnabrück, a Notname referring to a leading sculptor, or several, active in and around the Westphalian city during the early 16th century. The physiognomy and drapery - including the revers fold around the right arm - are directly comparable to a version of the same subject by the so-called Hauptmeister (Manske, op. cit., no. 33, fig. 20). Compare also the group of Apostles attributed to his workshop in the Diözesanmuseum, Osnabrück (ibid., no. 92, figs. 7-10). The imagination of the carver responsible for the present figure is seen particularly in the charming, leonine dog accompanying the Saint.
A carved oak Saint Roch, Workshop of the Master of Osnabrück, Westphalia, Germany, 1st quarter 16th C.
H.: 59 cm Condition: - The upper tip of the wooden staff, just behind the book, reglued. - Otherwise in good condition with typical superficial wear. - A piece of woodboard fixed on the base to stabilise the posture. Provenance: - Ernst and Agathe Saulmann. - their forced sale, Weinmüller, Munich, 26-27 June 1936, lot 157. - Ludwig Roselius, Bremen. - Roseliushaus, Bremen. - Restituted to the heirs of Ernst and Agathe Saulmann, 2016 - A Dutch private collection. Ref.: H. Manske, Der Meister von Osnabrück: Osnabrücker Plastik um 1500, Osnabrück, 1978 The present Saint Roch relates to the work of the Master of Osnabrück, a Notname referring to a leading sculptor, or several, active in and around the Westphalian city during the early 16th century. The physiognomy and drapery - including the revers fold around the right arm - are directly comparable to a version of the same subject by the so-called Hauptmeister (Manske, op. cit., no. 33, fig. 20). Compare also the group of Apostles attributed to his workshop in the Diözesanmuseum, Osnabrück (ibid., no. 92, figs. 7-10). The imagination of the carver responsible for the present figure is seen particularly in the charming, leonine dog accompanying the Saint.
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