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Saint Andrew

Saint Andrew

c. 1515–20
(Netherlandish)
Netherlands, Elsloo, 16th century
oak with traces of paint
Overall: 70.8 x 27 cm (27 7/8 x 10 5/8 in.)
Gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 1938.169
Location: 112 Northern Renaissance

Did You Know?

Traces of paint found on this sculpture suggest that at one point it was painted.

Description

Apostle figures such as this were made in large numbers in the eastern Netherlands during the early 1500s. This figure of Saint Andrew, identified by his X-shaped cross, was undoubtedly a single figure from an apostle series. It may have been used above a choir stall in a church, or else part of an apostelbalk, a wooden beam with a figure of Christ at the center. These beams were mounted high above the interior of the church to separate the nave (used by lay people) from the sanctuary, accessible only to the clergy. The artist is named after a multicolored group of Saint Anne with the Virgin and Child, now in the Augustinuskerk in Elsloo, the Netherlands. The sculptor is probably Jan van Oel, who was working in and around Roermond in about 1500–1520. Most of the sculptures attributed to this master are in churches in Belgium and Dutch Limburg and in the neighboring German region.
  • John D. Rockefeller, Jr., New York.
  • The Brummer Gallery Records. Cloisters (Museum), n.d. X0967 libmma.contentdm.oclc.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 70 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 70 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 79 archive.org
    George, Philippe. Art et Patrimoine en Wallonie des Origines à 1789: Essai de Synthèse à la Lumière des Collections Américaines et Européennes. Namur: Institut du Patrimoine Wallon, 2017. Reproduced: p. 253, fig. 439
  • The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
  • {{cite web|title=Saint Andrew|url=false|author=Master of Elsloo|year=c. 1515–20|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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