Orpheus in the Underworld

Herri met de Bles ( 1480/1510 - 1550/1555)

1530/1540

Location:

San Francisco (USA), Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco: M.H. De Young Memorial Museum, California Palace of the Legion of Honor

Material:

Oil on wood

Dimensions:

23,2 x 30,2 (RKD: 24 x 30; Unverfehrt: (23 x 29,5)

Unverfehrt catalogue:

Cat. 122 - Ill. 241

De Vrij catalogue:

More information

Herri met de Bles was a nickname for Herri Patenier or Patinir, which was in 1535 free master in Antwerp and was the nephew of Joachim Patinir. According to book 'De Eeuw van Bruegel' or in English "The Age of Bruegel - Painting in Belgium in the 16th century', on the occasion of the similar exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels on 27 September - November 24, 1963:

Credit line:

Museum Purchase, gift of The de Young Museum Society

History:

Private Collection of Stephan von Auspitz in Vienna and Art Dealer Bachstitz in The Hague (Netherlands)

Literature:

Book 'De Eeuw van Bruegel' or in English "The Age of Bruegel - Painting in Belgium in the 16th century', on the occasion of the similar exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels on 27 September - November 24, 1963:

Source:

Website 'art.famsf,org' and 'rkd.nl' - Afbeeldingsnr. 0000061388