The Head of Nicodemus in Prayer (after Rogier van der Weyden)
attributed to Albert Bouts (Louvain c.1452 – Louvain 1549)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1400 - 1549
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
381 x 279 mm (15 x 11 in)
Place of origin
Flanders (Belgium from 1830)
Order this imageCollection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1298296
Summary
Oil painting on panel, The Head of Nicodemus in Prayer, attributed to Albrecht Bouts (Louvain 1451/55 – Louvain 1549), after Rogier van der Weyden (Tournai c.1399 – Brussels 1464),15th century - early 16th century. A painting of a head from 'The Descent From The Cross', after Rogier van der Weyden's original painting in the Prado, Madrid. A head study of a male figure representing Nicodemus. This and NT 1298299 are near-contemporary copies of two heads in Rogier's 'Descent from the Cross', which was painted for the Chapel of the Archers in Louvain.
Provenance
Bought by Wilbraham Egerton in the Low Countries in 1816; bequeathed by Maurice Egerton, 4th Baron Egerton of Tatton (1874 - 1958) to the National Trust with the house, gardens and contents of Tatton Park
Marks and inscriptions
134 / Hans Membling (painted in black at base of frame)
Makers and roles
attributed to Albert Bouts (Louvain c.1452 – Louvain 1549), artist after Rogier van der Weyden (Tournai c.1399 – Brussels 1464), artist
References
Hendriks 2011 Valentine Hendriks, Albrecht Bouts (1451/55 - 1549) (Contributions to thte Study of the 'Primitifs flamands' : 10) Brussels, 2011, cat. no. 234 p. 406