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Painting
Interior of a Gothic Church
Paul Vredeman de Vries, ca. 1567 - after 1630
Vries, Paul Vredeman de
Flanders
ca. 1567 - after 1630
Male
Primary
21 3/4 x 28 in. (55.2 x 71.1 cm)
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approximate installation dimensions
frame
Oil
Oil
1595
1595
1595
1400-1600, churches, paintings, Renaissance & Baroque
Painting
Paul Vredeman de Vries' "Interior of a Gothic Church" is a remarkable example of early architectural painting, a genre that was an integral response of 16th and 17th century Flemish painters to Italian Renaissance art and architecture. The artist was trained by and worked with his father, Hans Vredeman de Vries, the author of "Scenographiae, sive perspectiva" (1560). This influential treatise served as pattern-book for architectural painters and introduced two of their most common subjects: the palace court with views through arcades and archways, and the extended view down the center of an imaginary church.
In this painting, Paul Vredeman de Vries' use of linear perspective, tonal rather than bright colors, and realistic effects of light and atmosphere give the viewer the sensation of being in the interior of the church rather than seeing it from a distance. His meticulous attention to details such as the painted altarpiece on the left, the open doorways on the right and left, and the baptismal font in the center suggest that he has painted the interior of an actual rather than imaginary church. He does, however, make at least one step into the imaginary: he has embedded his signature in the tombstone at the far left of the painting and the date in the tombstone left of center.
[Gallery label text, 2000]
lower leftlower centerback of panelback of panelback of panelback of panel
1998.19
item
Memorial Art Gallery
10/21/1999
98.19SL1
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98.19DI1
digital image
5/1/2002
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98.19DI2
digital image
full
2 x 2
6/20/2002
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98.49DI3
digital image
00/00/00
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98.19DI#3
digital image
2/18/2008
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98.19TR1
transparency
Front
4 x 5
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Print
Town on a River
Hanns Lautensack, 1524 - 1561/1566
Lautensack, Hanns
Germany
1524 - 1561-1566
Male
4 11/16 x 6 3/4 in. (11.9 x 17.1 cm)
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plate
horizontal
image
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sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1553
1553
1553
1400-1600, bridges, cityscapes, etchings, landscapes, Renaissance & Baroque, rivers
Print
lower center, in the image, in the plateversoverso, Oval shaped encircling a crowned emblem with text following the inner oval:verso, rectangular with cut corners and textverso, encircled initials:verso
1990.5
item
Memorial Art Gallery
5/12/2001
90.5SL1
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full
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90.5DI1
digital image
4/8/2002
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90.5DI#2
digital image
7/24/2009
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Ceramics
Tile
Persian artist
Persian artist
Iraq
Primary
7 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (19.1 x 18.4 x 3.2 cm)
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overall
Ceramic
Ceramic
0
0
1400-1600, ceramics, Islam, Islamic art, Persian, tiles
Ceramics
verso, During the 2007 small object inventory there was some confusion between this object, 21.1, and the object now in embark as 21.2.
After exhaustive research, the following information was gathered:
Each of these two tiles were found with the numbers now given to them painted on their verso in red paint. Yet, according to the log book and catalog cards, these two tiles were characterized as both being "Glazed pottery with over glazed painting. Decorated with a design of birds and flowers in blue and black. Dug up on site of a private bath in Hamadan, 1918." While this description matches the tile found painted and now considered 21.2, it does not match the tile found painted and now considered 21.1. To further confuse matters, the log book and catalog cards both mention that the tile 21.1 was broken. In 2007, only 21.2 was found to be broken (upper left corner). In addition, the dimensions documented in the log book and catalog cards for both objects are incorrect, but incorrect to a greater degree for the tile painted and now considered 21.1.
One possible hypothesis is that the original tile accessioned into the collection as 21.1 was either lost or completely destroyed at one point, and the tile found numbered and now considered 21.1 was "found in collection" and took the place of 21.1. Whether this decision was made knowingly or out of ignorance is unclear.
Another possible hypothesis that the the tile found numbered and now considered 21.2 was originally 21.1 (which may account for the description of the tile that entered the collection as 21.1 being "broken") and the tile that entered the collection as 21.2 was lost or destroyed at one point. The tile found numbered and now considered 21.1 was "found in collection" and mistakenly took the place of 21.1 and the tile that entered the collection as 21.1 was mistakenly numbered as 21.2.
A true mystery indeed.
Conclusion: In order to reduce confusion in the future when working with the objects in storage, the numbers painted on the verso of each tile in red remain and those designations now define their identity. Although this may not be as they were entered into the collection, the tile painted 21.1 is now considered 21.1 and the tile painted 21.2 is now considered 21.2. At the present time, it is impossible to prove otherwise.
See the object files for more information.
Jessica Marten, Assistant Curator
9/27/07
1921.1
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/4/2001
21.1SL1
slide
full
2 x 2
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21.1DI#1
digital image
Front
9/19/2007
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Ceramics
Kubachi Ware Tile
Persian artist
Persian artist
Iraq
Primary
6 13/16 x 6 1/2 x 15/16 in. (17.3 x 16.5 x 2.4 cm)
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overall
overall
Ceramic
Ceramic
1500s
1500
1500
1400-1600, Asia, birds, ceramics, flowers in art, Persian, tiles, trees in art
Ceramics
Unearthed on the site of a private bath in Hamadan, 1918.
verso, During the 2007 small object inventory there was some confusion between this object, 21.2, and the object now in embark as 21.1.
After exhaustive research, the following information was gathered:
Each of these two tiles were found with the numbers now given to them painted on their verso in red paint. Yet, according to the log book and catalog cards, these two tiles were characterized as both being "Glazed pottery with over glazed painting. Decorated with a design of birds and flowers in blue and black. Dug up on site of a private bath in Hamadan, 1918." While this description matches the tile found painted and now considered 21.2, it does not match the tile found painted and now considered 21.1. To further confuse matters, the log book and catalog cards both mention that the tile 21.1 was broken. In 2007, only 21.2 was found to be broken (upper left corner). In addition, the dimensions documented in the log book and catalog cards for both objects are incorrect, but incorrect to a greater degree for the tile painted and now considered 21.1.
One possible hypothesis is that the original tile accessioned into the collection as 21.1 was either lost or completely destroyed at one point, and the tile found numbered and now considered 21.1 was "found in collection" and took the place of 21.1. Whether this decision was made knowingly or out of ignorance is unclear.
Another possible hypothesis that the the tile found numbered and now considered 21.2 was originally 21.1 (which may account for the description of the tile that entered the collection as 21.1 being "broken") and the tile that entered the collection as 21.2 was lost or destroyed at one point. The tile found numbered and now considered 21.1 was "found in collection" and mistakenly took the place of 21.1 and the tile that entered the collection as 21.1 was mistakenly numbered as 21.2.
A true mystery indeed.
Conclusion: In order to reduce confusion in the future when working with the objects in storage, the numbers painted on the verso of each tile in red remain and those designations now define their identity. Although this may not be as they were entered into the collection, the tile painted 21.1 is now considered 21.1 and the tile painted 21.2 is now considered 21.2. At the present time, it is impossible to prove otherwise.
See the object files for more information.
Jessica Marten, Assistant Curator
9/27/07bottom
1921.2
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/4/2001
21.2DI#1
digital image
Front
9/19/2007
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Sculpture
Sculptured Pilaster
Italian artist
Italian artist
Italy
Primary
34 1/4 in. (87 cm)
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Marble
Marble
0
0
angels, architecture & room elements, European art, reliefs, sculpture
Sculpture
1949.16.1
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/13/2001
49.16SL1
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Both A & B
2 x 2
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4x5
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49.16.1.DI1
digital image
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49.16SL2
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only A
2 x 2
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49.16SL3
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only B
2 x 2
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