Capital
Date 1510
Epoque 1400-1600, 16th Century
Origine Brabant, Belgium
Medium Limestone
Dimension 31 x 34 x 16 cm (12¹/₄ x 13³/₈ x 6¹/₄ inches)
The moulding at the top of the capital is decorated with flamboyant foliate ornamentation, a style prevalent by the end of the fifteenth century and into the sixteenth in continental Europe. A carved stone capital with such a scene is unusual for this period. It is likely to have been one of a series, perhaps depicting the life of Saint Nicholas, and would probably have been placed above a half-column decorating a private chapel. The style of carving, the densely grouped figures and the attention given to details of dress are indicative of a Brabantine origin. The pretty, rounded faces and rich costumes of the virgins are comparable to those found on Malines figures of around 1500 which are normally carved in wood and painted to a high finish – see, for example, the figure of Saint Margret in the Musée du Louvre (Inv. R.F. 2572) who wears a dress with a similar cut to the virgin kneeling in the foreground and has rounded shoes similar to two of the virgins. The costumes, notably the headdresses, and close grouping of figures are comparable to the donors in a carved wooden relief, probably from Brabant around 1520 – 1530, now in the Church of Saint Mary, Brownsea Island, Dorset.
Date: 1510
Epoque: 1400-1600, 16th Century
Origine: Brabant, Belgium
Medium: Limestone
Dimension: 31 x 34 x 16 cm (12¹/₄ x 13³/₈ x 6¹/₄ inches)
Provenance: Private collection, United Kingdom
Literature: S. Guillot de Suduiraut, Sculptures brabançonnes du Musée du Louvre: Bruxelles, Malines, Anvers, XVe-XVIe siècles (Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris, 2001), cat. 15, pp. 106-107
K. M. Woods, Imported Images: Netherlandish Late Gothic Sculpture in England, c. 1400 - c. 1550 (Paul Watkins Publishing, Donington, 2007), p. 303, fig. 119
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