Anthonie De Lorme, Netherlandish, c.1610-1673
Title: Interior of the St Laurenskerk, Rotterdam
Date: c.1660-1665
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
87.1 x 73.7 cm
Credit Line: Purchased, 1903
Object Number: NGI.558
DescriptionThe St. Laurenskerk is a late Gothic church (built 1409-1525), of which only the walls were left standing after bombing in 1940. Restoration was completed in 1968, but most of the contents were lost. This view along the south ambulatory, with the choir to the left, shows several painted monuments, numerous tombs and a glimpse of armorial glass.
De Lorme was in Rotterdam by 1627 but painted imaginary church interiors until about 1652, when he turned to real buildings, principally the St Laurenskerk. This development must relate to the wave of Delft artist painting actual church and domestic interiors from this date.
The clarity and precise architectural detail show the impact of Pieter Saenredam, the well-known Haarlem painter of church interiors. De Lorme's response is less austere, however, as can be seen in the fall of light from the chapel windows and the animated, detailed figures. These may illustrate contemporary advice to visit tombs and ponder one's own mortality.
(National Gallery of Ireland: Essential Guide, 2008)
De Lorme was in Rotterdam by 1627 but painted imaginary church interiors until about 1652, when he turned to real buildings, principally the St Laurenskerk. This development must relate to the wave of Delft artist painting actual church and domestic interiors from this date.
The clarity and precise architectural detail show the impact of Pieter Saenredam, the well-known Haarlem painter of church interiors. De Lorme's response is less austere, however, as can be seen in the fall of light from the chapel windows and the animated, detailed figures. These may illustrate contemporary advice to visit tombs and ponder one's own mortality.
(National Gallery of Ireland: Essential Guide, 2008)
ProvenanceLord Norwick, Thirlestane House by 1846; Phillips, 26 July - 30 August 1859, Thirlestane House sale, lot 241; Agnew; E. A. Leatham, Misarden Park, Cirencester, 1895; Christie's, 20 June 1903, G. Donaldson sale, lot 155; W.B. Patterson, London; purchased, W.B. Patterson, London, 1903
Exhibition HistoryGuildhall Art Gallery, London, 1895
Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Ireland, National Gallery, London, 1985
Dutch Paintings of the Golden Age from the Collection of the National Gallery of Ireland, Charles W. Bowers Memorial Museum, Santa Ana, California; Midland Arts Council, Midland, Michigan; Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina; Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, Florida; IBM Gallery, New York, 1987
From Titian to Delacroix: Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Ireland, Yokohama Sogo Museum of Art, Yokohama, 25 August - 17 October 1993; Chiba Sogo Museum of Art, Chiba, 10 November - 20 December 1993; Perfectural Musuem of Art, Yamaguchi, 5 January - 20 February 1994; Kobe City Museum, Kobe, 25 February - 10 April 1994; Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo, 14 April - 24 May 1994
European Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Ireland, National Gallery, Canberra, 25 June - 3 October 1994; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Adelaide, 21 October 1994 - 15 January 1995
Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Ireland, National Gallery, London, 1985
Dutch Paintings of the Golden Age from the Collection of the National Gallery of Ireland, Charles W. Bowers Memorial Museum, Santa Ana, California; Midland Arts Council, Midland, Michigan; Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina; Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, Florida; IBM Gallery, New York, 1987
From Titian to Delacroix: Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Ireland, Yokohama Sogo Museum of Art, Yokohama, 25 August - 17 October 1993; Chiba Sogo Museum of Art, Chiba, 10 November - 20 December 1993; Perfectural Musuem of Art, Yamaguchi, 5 January - 20 February 1994; Kobe City Museum, Kobe, 25 February - 10 April 1994; Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo, 14 April - 24 May 1994
European Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Ireland, National Gallery, Canberra, 25 June - 3 October 1994; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Adelaide, 21 October 1994 - 15 January 1995