Simon Bening
Virgin and Child; Saints Catherine and Barbara

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Artist Simon Bening Netherlandish, c. 1483–1561

CultureNetherlandish

Titles

Virgin and Child; Saints Catherine and Barbara

Datec. 1520

PlaceBruges, Belgium

MediumTempera on vellum

DimensionsCenter panel: 9 7/8 × 7 1/4 in. (23.7 × 18 cm)
Left panel: 9 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (23.6 × 5.8 cm)
Right panel: 9 13/16 × 2 3/4 in. (25 × 5.8 cm)
Frame: 16 7/16 × 23 1/8 in. (41.8 × 58.7 cm)

Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection

Object number44.529

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Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

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PAINTING

ProvenanceAbbey of St. Mary of the Dunes, Bruges; Louis Tangnes collection, Bruges; General de Meyer collection, Liege; Canon de Meyer collection; Henry Willett collection, Brighton, England; [P. and D. Colnaghi, London]; Leopold Hirsch collection; his sale [Christie’s, London, May 11, 1934]; collection of Captain R. Langton Douglas, 11 Montagu Place, Bryanston Square, London; acquired by Percy S. Straus, New York, 1934; bequeathed to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition History"Virgin and Child," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 22, 1993–January 1994.

"From Memling to Pourbus: Bruges in the 16th Century," Memlingmuseum/Old Saint John's Hospital (Stedelijke Musea Brugge), Bruges, Belgium, August 15–December 6, 1998.

"Passion for Perfection: The Straus Collection of Renaissance Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 21, 2017–June 17, 2018.

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