House altar

Description

House altar with silver reliefs of the Annunciation, Adoration of the Shepherds, Crucifixion, Resurrection and the Four Evangelists: German, Augsburg, workshop of Matthias Walbaum or Wallbaum, early 17th century

Museum reference

A.1994.2

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

House altar

Production information

Workshop of Matthias Walbaum, Silversmith
Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, Western Europe

Date

Early 17th century

Materials

Silver, Ebonised wood

Physical description

Silver and ebonised wood

Associations

Depicted: Virgin Mary
Depicted: Christ
Depicted: Saint Joseph
Depicted: Archangel Gabriel
Depicted: Saint Paul
Depicted: Evangelists
Thurn und Taxis Collection
Depicted: The Annunciation
Depicted: Adoration of the Shepherds
Depicted: Crucifixion of Christ
Depicted: Resurrection of Christ

Exhibitions

• Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• European Styles (29 Jul 2011 - 03 Aug 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Angelika von Schuckmann, “The Princes of Thurn und Taxis and their Collections”, Apollo, October 1967

Regina Lowe, Die Augsburger Goldichmiedewerkstalt des Matthias Walbaum (Munich and Berlin, 1975)

Weltkunst, 15 December 1993, p. 3420

The Burlington Magazine, August 1994, p. 586

On display

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