Bildnistriptychon des Oswolt Krel, linker Flügel: "Wilder Mann" mit dem Wappen des Oswolt Krel
Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Dating
1499
More about this artwork
Oswolt Krel (d. probably before 1534) stayed for a while in Nuremberg between January 1499 and August 1500 as a bookkeeper for the ‘Große Ravensburger Handelsgesellschaft’. The ‘savage beings’ on the wings (see inv. no. WAF 230 and WAF 230b) were regarded as the legendary descendants of Cain.
Displayed
AP OG Saal I
Inventory Number
WAF 230 A
Dimensions of the object
49,4 x 15,7 cm
Material / Technology / Carrier
Lindenholz (Tilia sp.)
Genre
Malerei
Department
Altdeutsche Malerei
Origin
1828 aus der Sammlung Oettingen-Wallerstein (s. auch Inv.Nr. 7910)
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Albrecht Dürer,
Bildnistriptychon des Oswolt Krel, linker Flügel: "Wilder Mann" mit dem Wappen des Oswolt Krel, 1499,
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/wE4K6kAGZ5 (Last updated on 24.07.2022)
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