Crucifixion Relief from a Rosary Bead

Provenance

Frédéric Spitzer (died 1890), Paris; his estate sale, Paris, Chevallier and Mannheim, April 17 - June 16, 1893, no. 2126, with wings and stand, mounted as a triptych; acquired by Durand-Ruel as agent for Martin A. Ryerson (d. 1932), Chicago [according to copy of receipt in curatorial file]; by descent to his wife Carrie Hutchinson Ryerson (1859–1937), Chicago, 1932 [Last Will and Testament of Martin A. Ryerson, Died August 11, 1932, copy in Institutional Archives, Art Institute of Chicago]; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1937.

Crucifixion Relief from a Rosary Bead

Flemish

1500–25

Accession Number

25469

Medium

Wood

Dimensions

Diam.: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)

Classification

functional object

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection