General Wade's altar-piece for Bath Abbey : a reconstruction

Author

Sloman, Susan Legouix

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Burlington magazine. 1991, Num. 1061, Vol. 133, p. 507-510, 5 ill.

ISSN

0007-6287

Abstract (en)

Offers a reconstruction of the 1725-1726 altarpiece which consisted of a marble, Palladian style architectural framework by Samuel Tufnell, and a painting of The Wise Men's Offerings by Jan van Diest, as well as an elaborate rail of wrought iron, the whole paid for by George Wade. The altarpiece was removed sometime after 1833. Tufnell's frame is incorporated into Grosvenor Villa (Bath); the fate of Diest's painting is unknown; the rail was reinstalled in the north transept of Bath Abbey in 1960.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- United Kingdom
• Tufnell, Samuel, d.1765
• Architecture
• Altarpieces
• SS. Peter and Paul||Bath (GBR)
• Great Britain
• 1700-1800
• Diest, Johan van, act.1695-1757
• Painting
• Adoration of the Magi
• Ironwork
• Railings
• Grosvenor Place||Bath (GBR)
• Reconstruction [hypothetical]
• Wade, George, 1673-1748
• Patronage

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Royaume-Uni
• Tufnell, Samuel, m.1765
• Architecture
• Retable
• SS. Peter and Paul||Bath (GBR)
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1700-1800
• Diest, Johan van, act.1695-1757
• Peinture
• Adoration des Mages
• Ferronnerie
• Rambarde
• Grosvenor Place||Bath (GBR)
• Restitution intellectuelle
• Wade, George, 1673-1748
• Mécénat

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920401-00422714

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