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The Virgin and Child holding an Apple
Master of the Legend of St Mary Magdalen
Item information
The Virgin and Child holding an Apple
2481 (OK)
Paintings
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Creation
Master of the Legend of St Mary Magdalen Meester van de legende van de Heilige Magdalena
1490-1510 [nl]
Physical characteristics
Oil on panel
25 x 18 cm
Reconstruction of provenance history
? <> 1932-11-21
: Claudio Gallo (collection), Milan
:
: Museum inventory; see Galleria Scopinich cat., Milan, 21 November 1932, no. 136
21-11-1932
: Galleria Scopinich (auction), Milan
:
: Museum inventory; see Galleria Scopinich cat., Milan, 21 November 1932, no. 136; RKD Visual Documentation no. 300 (Rogier van der Weyden)
1937 <> ?
: Dr Hans Wendland (art dealer), Paris
:
: Museum inventory
1938-06-23 <> 1958
: D.G. van Beuningen (collection), Vierhouten
:
: Museum inventory; RKD Visual Documentation no. 316
1958 <> heden
: Museum Boijmans van Beuningen [nl]
:
: Museum inventory; RKD Visual Documentation no. 316
Current restitution status
No requests
Research findings
No information is available about when Dr Hans Wendland acquired the painting or the previous owner.
In 1937, the work was in the possession of Dr Hans Wendland, a German art dealer who is known to have bought and sold stolen art. He was a prominent figure in transactions between Germany, France and the Switzerland.
