Luhring Augustine is pleased to present Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages, an exhibition of Late Medieval painting, sculpture, stained glass, and goldsmith’s work in association with Sam Fogg, the world’s leading dealer in the art of the Middle Ages. The exhibition will highlight Europe’s artistic flowering between the 12th and 16th centuries, bringing together many of the finest masterpieces of Medieval and Renaissance art still in private hands. A fully illustrated catalogue has been published in conjunction with the exhibition.
The centerpiece of the exhibition will be three monumental sections of carved stonework from the south transept window of Canterbury Cathedral, one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Europe. The window was designed by Thomas Mapilton (d. 1438), a master mason who worked on Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London prior to his appointment at Canterbury. The window, made from limestone specially quarried at Caen in Normandy, France in 1428, was one of the most ambitious projects of English Gothic architecture, filling almost the entire height and width of the cathedral’s vast south transept.
The exhibition will also feature a carefully selected group of paintings, sculptures, and goldsmith’s work. Highlights will include an extraordinary stained-glass window depicting the Creation of the World and the Expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, painted in 1533 by the celebrated Renaissance glass-painter Valentin Bousch. There will also be one of the most significant Netherlandish paintings to emerge onto the market in decades: a large painted triptych dedicated to the Virgin and Child which retains its wings and original frame. Among the small-scale treasury objects to be presented is a precious 13th-century Limoges reliquary chasse, outstanding in its nearly pristine gilded decoration.
Sam Fogg’s experience with the finest Spanish art of the Middle Ages will also be highlighted with a life-size corpus of Christ in carved and polychromed wood, and a massive panel painting of Saint Christopher by the Valencian painter Nicolás Falcό, measuring over nine feet in height.
As part of the exhibition a one-day symposium, Collecting Medieval Art: Past, Present and Future, will take place on Saturday, January 27, 9:30am – 5:00pm at the Beatrice Theatre at SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd Street, New York, NY. The symposium is free to attend but to reserve a place guests should RSVP to rsvp@luhringaugustine.com. Additional information and rsvp details may be found here.
Capital with griffins
Apulia, Italy
c. 1150
Sandstone
14 1/2 x 34 x 16 inches
(37 x 86 x 41 cm)
Virgin and Child with Angels (detail)
Lower Bavaria
c. 1520
Gilt and polychromed limewood
41 3/8 x 22 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches
(105 x 58 x 26 cm)
Virgin and Child with Angels
Lower Bavaria
c. 1520
Gilt and polychromed limewood
41 3/8 x 22 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches
(105 x 58 x 26 cm)
Capital with griffins (detail)
Apulia, Italy
c. 1150
Sandstone
14 1/2 x 34 x 16 inches
(37 x 86 x 41 cm)
German or Southern Netherlandish Master
The Virgin and Child
Southern Germany
c. 1480
Oil and gilding on walnut panel
Diameter (panel): 17 inches (43.2 cm)
Diameter (painted surface): 14 3/8 inches (36.5 cm)
German or Southern Netherlandish Master
The Virgin and Child (detail)
Southern Germany
c. 1480
Oil and gilding on walnut panel
Diameter (panel): 17 inches (43.2 cm)
Diameter (painted surface): 14 3/8 inches (36.5 cm)
Pietà (detail)
Southern Germany
c. 1390
Softwood with gilding and polychromy
44 x 41 inches
(112 x 105 cm)
Pietà
Southern Germany
c. 1390
Softwood with gilding and polychromy
44 x 41 inches
(112 x 105 cm)
The Master of the Magdalene Legend (fl. c. 1490-c. 1540)
The Virgin and Child
Brussels
c. 1495-1505
Oil and gilding on oak panel
16 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 1 1/8 inches
(42.5 x 31.1 x 2.9 cm)
Robert de Lannoy (fl. from 1292, d. Paris? 1356, attributed)
John the Baptist (detail)
Paris, France
c. 1325-30
White marble with traces of polychromy
31 1/8 x 10 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches
(79 x 26 x 12 cm)
Robert de Lannoy (fl. from 1292, d. Paris? 1356, attributed)
John the Baptist (detail)
Paris, France
c. 1325-30
White marble with traces of polychromy
31 1/8 x 10 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches
(79 x 26 x 12 cm)
Robert de Lannoy (fl. from 1292, d. Paris? 1356, attributed)
John the Baptist
Paris, France
c. 1325-30
White marble with traces of polychromy
31 1/8 x 10 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches
(79 x 26 x 12 cm)
Roulland le Roux (active c. 1500-20) and Pierre des Aubeaux (active 1511-23)
A monumental drawing for the crossing tower of Rouen Cathedral, presented to the Cathedral Chapter on March 8th, 1516
Rouen, France
Pen and ink with stylus and compass marks on parchment attached to a later wooden spool
133 7/8 x 25 3/8 inches
(340 x 64.5 cm)
Roulland le Roux (active c. 1500-20) and Pierre des Aubeaux (active 1511-23)
A monumental drawing for the crossing tower of Rouen Cathedral, presented to the Cathedral Chapter on March 8th, 1516
Rouen, France
Pen and ink with stylus and compass marks on parchment attached to a later wooden spool
133 7/8 x 25 3/8 inches
(340 x 64.5 cm)
The Master of 1499 (Ghent or Brussels, fl. c. 1490-c. 1520)
Outer wings of the Triptych of the Virgin and Child depicting the Annunciation of the Virgin
South Netherlands
c. 1490-1500
Oil and gilding on oak panel with the original frames
Fully opened: 46 1/4 x 67 inches (117.5 x 170 cm)
Closed: 46 1/4 x 33 1/2 inches (117.5 x 85.2 cm)
The Master of 1499 (Ghent or Brussels, fl. c. 1490-c. 1520)
Triptych of the Virgin and Child, with the Nativity and a kneeling donor accompanied by standing saints
South Netherlands
c. 1490-1500
Oil and gilding on oak panel with the original frames
Fully opened: 46 1/4 x 67 inches (117.5 x 170 cm)
Closed: 46 1/4 x 33 1/2 inches (117.5 x 85.2 cm)
A large processional cross
Barcelona (?), Spain
c. 1400
Silver and silver-gilt, with parcel gilt figures and colored enamels
33 7/8 x 20 1/2 inches
(86 x 52 cm)
A large processional cross (detail)
Barcelona (?), Spain
c. 1400
Silver and silver-gilt, with parcel gilt figures and colored enamels
33 7/8 x 20 1/2 inches
(86 x 52 cm)
The Crucifixion
Bruges, Southern Netherlands
c. 1515-20
Oil on oak panel
33 3/4 x 22 7/8 inches
(85.8 x 58.1 cm)
The Crucifixion (detail)
Bruges, Southern Netherlands
c. 1515-20
Oil on oak panel
33 3/4 x 22 7/8 inches
(85.8 x 58.1 cm)
Nicolás Falcó (c. 1470-1531)
Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child
Spain, Valencia
c. 1510-20
Oil and gilding on softwood panel, in an applied gilded frame
124.8 x 47.64 x 4.72 inches (317 x 121 x 12 cm)
Guillaume Regnault (c. 1450-1530, attributed)
The Virgin Annunciate
Tours, France
c. 1510-20
White limestone with traces of polychromy
38 x 12 x 9 1/2 inches
(96.5 x 33 x 24 cm)
A monumental arch intersection, from the south window of Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury, Kent, England
1428-33
Caen limestone with contemporary piecing repairs and some late eighteenth-century Portland stone restorations
33 1/2 x 41 3/8 x 23 7/8 inches
(85 x 105 x 60.5 cm)
A monumental arch intersection from the south window of Canterbury Cathedral (detail)
Canterbury, Kent, England
1428-33
Caen limestone with contemporary piecing repiars and some late eighteenth-century Portland stone restorations
33 1/2 x 41 3/8 x 23 7/8 inches
(85 x 105 x 60.5 cm)
A springer mullion from the south window of Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury, Kent, England
1428-33
Caen limestone in two parts, both with 1930s' Doulting stone repairs
57 1/8 x 25 3/8 x 25 5/8 inches
(145 x 65 x 65 cm)
A two-tier chandelier with the Virgin and Child
Southern Netherlands
c. 1480-1520
Cast brass with incised decoration
41 x 32 5/8 x 32 5/8 inches
(104.1 x 82.9 x 82.9 cm)
A two-tier chandelier with the Virgin and Child (detail)
Southern Netherlands
c. 1480-1520
Cast brass with incised decoration
41 x 32 5/8 x 32 5/8 inches
(104.1 x 82.9 x 82.9 cm)
A seated lion
Apulia, Southern Italy
c. 1200
Limestone, lead
39 3/4 x 14 1/4 x 20 1/2 inches
(101 x 36 x 52 cm)
A seated lion (detail)
Apulia, Southern Italy
c. 1200
Limestone, lead
39 3/4 x 14 1/4 x 20 1/2 inches
(101 x 36 x 52 cm)
A seated lion
Apulia, Southern Italy
c. 1200
Limestone, lead
39 3/4 x 14 1/4 x 20 1/2 inches
(101 x 36 x 52 cm)
A reliquary bust of one of the 11,000 Virgins
Cologne, Germany
c. 1350
Walnut with remnants of polychromy
17 1/8 x 12 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches
(43.5 x 32 x 21 cm)
Workshop of Gil de Siloé (c. 1440-1501) and Diego de la Cruz (fl. 1482-1500)
A gilded shrine showing the Virgin and Child
Burgos, Castile, Spain
c. 1490-1500
Softwood with polychromy, gilding, and pressed gesso decoration
49 1/4 x 28 inches
(125 x 71 cm)
Workshop of Gil de Siloé (c. 1440-1501) and Diego de la Cruz (fl. 1482-1500)
A gilded shrine showing the Virgin and Child (detail)
Burgos, Castile, Spain
c. 1490-1500
Softwood with polychromy, gilding, and pressed gesso decoration
49 1/4 x 28 inches
(125 x 71 cm)
A life-sized polychromed corpus of Christ
Aragón, North-eastern Spain
13th century
Polychromy and gilding on softwood
61 3/4 x 61 x 10 1/4 inches
(157 x 155 x 26 cm)
A life-sized polychromed corpus of Christ (detail)
Aragón, North-eastern Spain
13th century
Polychromy and gilding on softwood
61 3/4 x 61 x 10 1/4 inches
(157 x 155 x 26 cm)
Andreas Frosch (fl. c. 1517)
The Risen Christ
Donauwörth, Bavaria, Germany
c. 1520
Limewood with much original polychromy
49 1/4 x 7 1/8 x 12 1/4 inches
(125 x 18 x 31 cm)
Andreas Frosch (fl. c. 1517)
The Risen Christ (detail)
Donauwörth, Bavaria, Germany
c. 1520
Limewood with much original polychromy
49 1/4 x 7 1/8 x 12 1/4 inches
(125 x 18 x 31 cm)
Andreas Frosch (fl. c. 1517)
The Risen Christ (detail)
Donauwörth, Bavaria, Germany
c. 1520
Limewood with much original polychromy
49 1/4 x 7 1/8 x 12 1/4 inches
(125 x 18 x 31 cm)
Virgo Lactans (The Nursing Virgin)
Lombardy, Italy
c. 1400
Limestone with traces of polychromy; remains of an iron fixing in the crown of Christ's head
36 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches
(92 x 59 x 21 cm)
Virgo Lactans (The Nursing Virgin) (detail)
Lombardy, Italy
c. 1400
Limestone with traces of polychromy; remains of an iron fixing in the crown of Christ's head
36 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches
(92 x 59 x 21 cm)
Maestro de los Florida (Juan de Bonilla? doc. 1442-78)
Saint Michael Vanquishing the Devil
Aragon: Daroca or Teruel
c. 1470
Tempera and gilded gesso on panel
58 5.8 x 21 1/2 inches
(149 x 54.5 cm)
Maestro de los Florida (Juan de Bonilla? doc. 1442-78)
Saint Michael Vanquishing the Devil (detail)
Aragon: Daroca or Teruel
c. 1470
Tempera and gilded gesso on panel
58 5.8 x 21 1/2 inches
(149 x 54.5 cm)
Maestro de los Florida (Juan de Bonilla? doc. 1442-78)
Saint Michael Vanquishing the Devil (detail)
Aragon: Daroca or Teruel
c. 1470
Tempera and gilded gesso on panel
58 5.8 x 21 1/2 inches
(149 x 54.5 cm)
A Schöne ('Beautiful') Madonna
Salzburg, Austria
c. 1430
Softwood with traces of gilding and polychromy
52 x 20 1/2 x 15 inches
(132 x 52 x 38 cm)
A gilded bronze corupus of Christ Triumphant
Meuse Valley
c. 1200
Gilt bronze
6 7/8 x 7 1/8 x 1 3/8 inches
(17.5 x 18.1 x 3.5 cm)
A gilded bronze corupus of Christ Triumphant (detail)
Meuse Valley
c. 1200
Gilt bronze
6 7/8 x 7 1/8 x 1 3/8 inches
(17.5 x 18.1 x 3.5 cm)
An enamelled plaque depicting Saint Matthew, from the tomb of Henry I, Cont of Champagne (d. 1181), Troyes Cathedral
Troyes, Champagne, France
c. 1180
Gilt copper with champlevé enamel
2 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches
(6.2 x 3.8 cm)
Cloisonné enamel medallion showing Saint Pantaleon
Constantinople
Late 11th or early 12th century
Cloisonné ename on gold sheet
1 inch (2.6 cm) diameter
An enameled casket showing the Crucifixion
Limoges, France
c. 1200
Champlevé enamel and rock crystal on gilt copper alloy over modern oak core
8 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 3 1/8 inches
(21.5 x 16.5 x 7.8 cm)
An enameled casket showing the Crucifixion
Limoges, France
c. 1200
Champlevé enamel and rock crystal on gilt copper alloy over modern oak core
8 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 3 1/8 inches
(21.5 x 16.5 x 7.8 cm)
Jean Mamerot (acive Auxerre, 1535-after 1568)
An arm reliquary of a bishop saint
Auxerre, France
c. 1535
Silver, silver-gilt, and glass over a wooden core
14 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 3 inches
(37.7 x 12 x 7.5 cm)
Jean Mamerot (acive Auxerre, 1535-after 1568)
An arm reliquary of a bishop saint (detail)
Auxerre, France
c. 1535
Silver, silver-gilt, and glass over a wooden core
14 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 3 inches
(37.7 x 12 x 7.5 cm)
Valentin Bousch (fl. 1514-1541)
The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise
Church of Saint Firmin at Flavigny-sur-Moselle, Lorraine
Dated 1533
Stained glass
114 x 30 inches
(289.56 x 76.2 cm)
Valentin Bousch (fl. 1514-1541)
Detail from the Expulsion from Paradise
Church of Saint Firmin at Flavigny-sur-Moselle, Lorraine
Dated 1533
Stained glass
114 x 30 inches
(289.56 x 76.2 cm)
The Montefiore Mainz Mahzor
Mahzor for special Shabbot, Passover, and Shavuot according to the Rie of Mainz
Rhineland
c. 1310-20
Illustrated manuscript on parchment, 299 leaves, ruled in ink and written in black ink in Ashkenazi script
15 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches
(40 x 29.2 cm)
The Montefiore Mainz Mahzor (detail)
Mahzor for special Shabbot, Passover, and Shavuot according to the Rie of Mainz
Rhineland
c. 1310-20
Illustrated manuscript on parchment, 299 leaves, ruled in ink and written in black ink in Ashkenazi script
15 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches
(40 x 29.2 cm)
The Montefiore Mainz Mahzor (detail)
Mahzor for special Shabbot, Passover, and Shavuot according to the Rie of Mainz
Rhineland
c. 1310-20
Illustrated manuscript on parchment, 299 leaves, ruled in ink and written in black ink in Ashkenazi script
15 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches
(40 x 29.2 cm)
The Master of the Dresden Prayerbook (c. 1465-c. 1515)
The Carpentin Hours
Bruges, Netherlands
Mid-1470s
Illuminated on vellum; 300 leaves, with 64 fully painted pages; late medieval binding decordated with silver niello plaques
6 1/8 x 4 3/8 inches
(15.5 x 11 cm)
The Master of the Dresden Prayerbook (c. 1465-c. 1515)
The Carpentin Hours
Bruges, Netherlands
Mid-1470s
Illuminated on vellum; 300 leaves, with 64 fully painted pages; late medieval binding decordated with silver niello plaques
6 1/8 x 4 3/8 inches
(15.5 x 11 cm)
The Master of the Dresden Prayerbook (c. 1465-c. 1515)
The Carpentin Hours
Bruges, Netherlands
Mid-1470s
Illuminated on vellum; 300 leaves, with 64 fully painted pages; late medieval binding decordated with silver niello plaques
6 1/8 x 4 3/8 inches
(15.5 x 11 cm)
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
Of Earth and Heaven: Art from the Middle Ages
In association with Sam Fogg, London
Installation view
January 27 – March 10, 2018
Luhring Augustine, New York
For more information about the exhibition, please contact Lauren Wittels at lauren@luhringaugustine.com or 212.206.9100.
For press requests, please contact Caroline Burghardt at caroline@luhringaugustine.com or 718.386.2745.
For more information about the conference, please contact Imogen Tedbury, Imogen.Tedbury@courtauld.ac.uk.
