Throne of Mercy, ca. 1428 – 1430

Dimensions: 148.7 x 61.0 x min. 1.1 cm
maximum depth: 1.1 cm

Physical Description: Oak wood

Inventory Number: 939B

Acquisition: Acquired in 1849

Status: On display, 2nd upper level, Old Masters, room 18

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KunstIStück – Meister von Flémalle (Werkstatt des Robert Campin): Flémaller Tafeln

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Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Throne of Mercy

Painter

Master of Flémalle
Robert Campin workshop

Altar: The Flémalle Panels: St. Veronica with the Veil, Madonna Breastfeeding, The Trinity

Period Produced

15th century

School

Late Middle Ages

Object Type

painting (artwork)

Physical Description: Oak wood

Material

oak wood

Technique

mixed technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Bezeichnet auf dem Figurensockel: SANCTA TRI[N]ITAS V[N]VS DEVS

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Departement

Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright: Public Domain

Acquisition: Acquired in 1849

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

Main Motif

Persons Shown

Associated Persons and Institutions

Rogier van der Weyden

Illustrated Passage

Bibel, Altes Testament, Exodus 25,17-22
Canon Missae, in: Missale Romanum: ex decreto SS. Concilii Tridentini restitutum summorum pontificum cura recognitum

Iconclass

Primary

11B3232 God the Father standing or seated, holding the body of Christ, 'Pitié-de-Notre-Seigneur', 'Not Gottes'
11E1 Holy Ghost represented as a dove (in flames)

Secondary