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Saint Andrew the Apostle

Frans van Loofirst half of the 17th century

Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Budapest, Hungary

Frans van Loo worked in Mechelen, one of the important cultural centres of the Netherlands. The influence of the paintings of Rubens can clearly be detected on his statues. This small boxwood statuette was part of a series depicting Christ and the twelve apostles. The apostle’s eyes were inlaid with black glass paste, to increase the dramatic effect. Several items from this series have survived: the figures of Christ and two apostles are in Berlin, two statuettes in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and three in the Schnütgen Museum in Cologne.

Miriam Szőcs

Details

  • Title: Saint Andrew the Apostle
  • Creator: Frans van Loo
  • Date Created: first half of the 17th century
  • Physical Dimensions: 16 × 8.5 × 5.5 cm
  • Type: wooden sculpture
  • Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
  • Rights: http://www.szepmuveszeti.hu/rights_and_reproductions
  • External Link: http://www.szepmuveszeti.hu/adatlap_eng/2712
  • Medium: boxwood, with glass inlay
  • Inventory Number: 5225

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