Old Masters · Gothic Art · Rare Objects
Old Masters &
Gothic art.
A scholarly cabinet of Old Master paintings, late mediaeval and early modern sculpture, illuminated manuscripts and objets de vertu — drawn from the artistic vocabularies of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque. Each work is catalogued, attributed and conserved with reference to contemporary scholarship.
Ecce Homo · Linden Wood · Spain · Late 15th Century
c. 1300–1750
Period of focus
IV
Disciplines surveyed
100%
Catalogued ex collectione
Int.
Provenance & shipping
The Archive
Recently passed through the cabinet
An ongoing record of works that have entered private and institutional collections — paintings, sculpture and objets de vertu of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque, each catalogued with reference to its provenance and historical context. New acquisitions are introduced periodically; please write for the current cabinet or to register a standing interest.
Curatorial Note
On condition and connoisseurship.
Every work is studied against the relevant catalogues raisonnés and archival sources, examined in raking and ultraviolet light, and — where appropriate — entrusted to independent conservators before entering the cabinet. We prefer honest condition over campaign restoration, retained polychromy over later regilding, and attributions grounded in stylistic analysis, comparanda and verifiable provenance.
About the Gallery →Services · Consignment
We also place work for others.
TenCate Art offers a specialised intermediary and consignment service for collectors, heirs and private sellers. We assess each work, research its background and place it with the auction house or platform where it achieves the strongest visibility and price.
The difference between €200 and €2,000 is often the result of a correct attribution, an expert description and presenting the work to the right audience.
Weekly Auctions · Catawiki
A rotating cabinet, every week.
In addition to the works presented here, TenCate Art runs weekly auctions on Catawiki — a rotating selection of paintings, sculpture and decorative arts that travel to collectors across the world.
1,000+
Objects sold worldwide
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