A person wearing white gloves presents a circular relief with a male head held by three small angels. To the right, another sculpture of a decapitaded male head in a bowl is laying on a table.

Acquisitions and collection gifts

A selection of acquisitions that were made possible through the support of the Friends of the Museum and collection gifts.

 

Sorrowful Marys on the Great Calvary, Southern Netherlands, c. 1430-1440, H. 22 cm, Inv. No. A 1101, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. Acquired in 2012 with the support of the Friends of the Museum.

Sorrowful Marys on the Great Calvary, Southern Netherlands, c. 1430-1440, H. 22 cm, Inv. No. A 1101, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. Acquired in 2012 with the support of the Friends of the Museum.

Multiple Particle System, Luka Fineisen, MDF, plexiglass, 2 ventilators, polyester glitter, 143 x 80 x 50 cm, Inv. No. Y 1, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. 2012 Hermann R. Müller collection gift.

Multiple Particle System, Luka Fineisen, MDF, plexiglass, 2 ventilators, polyester glitter, 143 x 80 x 50 cm, Inv. No. Y 1, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. 2012 Hermann R. Müller collection gift.

Plaque from a Processional Cross, depicting St. Matthew the Evangelist, the chained Samson and Moses as well as Aaron with the Brazen Serpent, Meuse region, c. 1150–1170, champlevé enamel, 23.2 x 7.2 cm, Inv. No. G 690, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. 2011 bequest of Irene Ludwig.

Memento Mori in the Form of a Gravestone, Western Switzerland, c. 1520, ivory, ebony, 12.5 x 42 cm, Inv. No. B 160, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. 2011 bequest of Irene Ludwig.

Memento Mori in the Form of a Gravestone, Western Switzerland, c. 1520, ivory, ebony, 12.5 x 42 cm, Inv. No. B 160, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. 2011 bequest of Irene Ludwig.

St. John, Cologne, 1st half of 14th cent., walnut, H. 80 cm, Inv. No. A 1100, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. Acquired in 2010 with the support of the Friends of the Museum.

St. John, Cologne, 1st half of 14th cent., walnut, H. 80 cm, Inv. No. A 1100, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. Acquired in 2010 with the support of the Friends of the Museum.

Group in Sorrow, Nikolaus Elscheidt, c. 1860, boxwood, 25 x 41 x 14 cm, Inv. No. A 1102, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. 2010 Konrad Adenauer collection gift

Group in Sorrow, Nikolaus Elscheidt, c. 1860, boxwood, 25 x 41 x 14 cm, Inv. No. A 1102, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. 2010 Konrad Adenauer collection gift

The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, Cologne, c. 1480, lime, H. 46 cm, Inv. No. A 1088, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. Acquired in 1997 with the support of the Friends of the Museum, the Kulturstiftung der Länder (Cultural Foundation of the States) and the Kulturstiftung NRW (Cultural Foundation of North-Rhine Westphalia).

The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, Cologne, c. 1480, lime, H. 46 cm, Inv. No. A 1088, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. Acquired in 1997 with the support of the Friends of the Museum, the Kulturstiftung der Länder (Cultural Foundation of the States) and the Kulturstiftung NRW (Cultural Foundation of North-Rhine Westphalia).

Standing Female Saint, Cologne, c. 1390, walnut, H. 49.7 cm, Inv. No. A 1067, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. Acquired in 1982 with the support of the Friends of the Museum and the city of Cologne.

Standing Female Saint, Cologne, c. 1390, walnut, H. 49.7 cm, Inv. No. A 1067, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. Acquired in 1982 with the support of the Friends of the Museum and the city of Cologne.

The Suffering of Job, Upper Rhine, c. 1500, lime, H. 26.5 cm, Inv. No. A 1066, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. Acquired in 1980 with the support of the Friends of the Museum.

Our Lady of Sorrows, Alpine region, c. 1220-1230, beech, H. 141 cm, Inv. No. A 1058, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. Acquired in 1970 with the support of the Friends of the Museum, the city of Cologne and the state of North-Rhine Westphalia.

Our Lady of Sorrows, Alpine region, c. 1220-1230, beech, H. 141 cm, Inv. No. A 1058, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. Acquired in 1970 with the support of the Friends of the Museum, the city of Cologne and the state of North-Rhine Westphalia.

Ollesheim Madonna, Cologne, c. 1290, wood, H. 81 cm, Inv. No. A 1054, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. Acquired in 1969 with the support of the WDR and the Friends of the Museum.

Ollesheim Madonna, Cologne, c. 1290, wood, H. 81 cm, Inv. No. A 1054, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. Acquired in 1969 with the support of the WDR and the Friends of the Museum.

Christmas Nativity Scene, Joseph Anton Curiger, Einsiedeln, c. 1780, burnt clay, 35 x 45 x 29 cm, Inv. No. E 297, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. Acquired in 1968 with the support of the Friends of the Museum.

Christmas Nativity Scene, Joseph Anton Curiger, Einsiedeln, c. 1780, burnt clay, 35 x 45 x 29 cm, Inv. No. E 297, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. Acquired in 1968 with the support of the Friends of the Museum.

Small Statue of the Flagellated Christ, Southern Germany, 1st half of 17th cent., boxwood, H. 27.5 cm, Inv. No. A 988, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. Acquired in 1957 with the support of the Friends of the Museum.

Small Statue of the Flagellated Christ, Southern Germany, 1st half of 17th cent., boxwood, H. 27.5 cm, Inv. No. A 988, © Rheinisches Bildarchiv. Acquired in 1957 with the support of the Friends of the Museum.