"17th Century Bronze Plaquette - Jesus Among The Doctors"
Bronze plaquette from the early 17th century depicting Jesus among the doctors, from a series of 16 plaquettes illustrating the life and Passion of Christ, traditionally attributed to the workshop of the Augsburg goldsmith Mathäus Wallbaum (1554 - 1632).
Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.1 cm
Very fine example with framing molding, comparable to that of the collection of the Ritter von Molthein collection.
Comparative bibliography:
Ingrid Weber, Deutsche, Niederländische und Französische Renaissance-plaketten, 1975, cat. n°412,5.
Edmund Wilhelm Braun, Die deutschen Renaissanceplaketten der Sammlung Alfred Walcher Ritter von Molthein in Wien, Vienna 1918, cat. n°180.
Le Magazine de PROANTIC
TRÉSORS Magazine
Rivista Artiquariato