Oval modello with monstrance supported by two putti

Inventory number: CVH 338/21
Bollaert & Moortgat

Oval modello, depicting a monstrance in the centre, standing on a bank of clouds and supported by two putti. Another putto is depicted below, and to the left and right along the edge, cherubs’ heads are suggested in a wisp of cloud. On the edge of the oval runs a sort of garland, for decoration, which is tucked through the frame at the bottom, from the back to the front.

Artist:

Jan-Baptist Verberckt the Elder

Dating:

unknown

Material:

Chalk, sanguine on paper

Dimensions:

255 x 242 mm

Place:

Plantin-Moretus-Museum, Antwerp

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