A FINE BAROQUE SILVER RELIEF PLAQUE WITH DEPOSITION OF THE CROSS

Description:

Augsburg, Hans IV Pfleger, ca. 1600
ca. 26 x 21 cm, Rahmen 49 x 43 cm
Silver, chased and finely engraved. Multi-figure scene of the deposition from the cross with the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, John, etc. Hallmarked below the upper rim: City mark, master's mark of Hans IV Pfleger. Mounting holes and decorative recess in the lower right area. Slight age damage. Mounted in a decorative, gilded frame with blue velvet liner.
Private Collection, Munich.
Lit. Seling, Die Kunst der Augsburger Goldschmiede, Vol. III, No. 1028
Several relief works for altars are known by Hans IV Pfleger, including motifs of the Crucifixion, Deposition from the Cross, Last Supper, etc. His works can be found in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and the Munich Residenz, among others.