Visitation, Virgin and Elisabeth

Maarten van Heemskerck (in 1550)

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Anna Sexton asked

Hello! I am a student at the University of Strasbourg writing a thesis of the provenance of works in their collections. The Strasbourg museum possesses the other side of these wings, so I would like to ask about the provenance of Heemskerck's Visitation. Could you please send me any information you know?

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Anna Sexton
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Hi Anna, this artwork is a part of the collection of Willem van der Vorm which the museum preservers as a long term loan since the 1990s. Therefore I can't see any other information about the provenance of this artwork in our registration system. Best, Lisa
Marly asked

Is het bekend voor welke kerk dit triptiek gemaakt is?
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Hallo Marly, Dank voor je vraag. Nee, helaas is dat niet bekend. Deze twee panelen komen uit een Franse particuliere verzameling. Ze moeten ergens in de negentiende eeuw los gezaagd zijn van een drieluik of meerluik. Dat deed men toen omdat je op die manier een heleboel Middeleeuwse schilderijen te verhandelen had. Deze voorstellingen zijn elk zelfs maar een half paneel, want de voorstelling op de andere zijde is ook apart verkocht. Groeten, Els

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When closed the wings of this triptych show the Visitation, the meeting of Mary and Elisabeth, both of whom are expecting a child. The middle panel is missing. In accordance with the story, Elisabeth is depicted as a richly dressed somewhat older woman. The detailed figure of Elisabeth was painted by Van Heemskerck himself, Mary was painted by an assistant or student.

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Title	Visitation, Virgin and Elisabeth
Material and technique	Oil on panel
Object type	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Width 100 cm Height 175 cm
Artists	Painter: Maarten van Heemskerck
Accession number	VdV 36-37
Credits	Loan Foundation Willem van der Vorm, 1972
Department	Old Masters
Acquisition date	1972
Creation date	in 1550
Collector	Collector / Willem van der Vorm
Internal exhibitions	Van Eyck tot Bruegel (1994)
Material	Oil > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Panel > Worked wood > Wood > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe

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Maarten van Heemskerck

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Maerten van Heemskerck studied between 1527 and 1529 with Jan van Scorel in Haarlem, who had returned from Italy several years previously. Subsequently, in 1532...

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