LOT Ambrosius Benson (Attr.), Impressive altar triptych representing the Golgotha and the portraits of the donors, oil on panel, Bruges, ca 1549-1550. LOT - Full registration and deposit are required before bidding - please contact us for assistanceAttributed to Ambrosius Benson, School of Bruges, ca 1549-1550Biography Ambrosius Benson (1500-1550):Lombardy (region)probably was an apprentice in Lombardy (Milan?) before he came to Bruges as a journeymanBrugge 1519 - 1532Became a master in the guild in 1519; c. 1520, Benson was engaged in an acrimonious lawsuit with his former teacher Gerard David: from the transcripts, it appears that Benson worked several years with David before 1519 (Van Miegroet 1989, p. 27-29). Held several positions in the guild between 1521 and 1541.He left for Madrid and stayed there from 1532 until 1536Returned to Bruges in 1536, where he died in 1550.Open triptych arched in the upper part:Central panel: crucifixion on the mountain of Golgotha with St. John, Mary Magdalene and the Holy Mary in a dramatic setting, lamenting the suffering of the Saviour. The dark sky that fills with stormy clouds and waning light heightens the emotional tension and drama of the last hour of Christ.Left panel wing open: portrait of Jean de Cruyninghe (deceased in 1559) and Jacqueline de Bourgogne, his spouse (1523-1556). Represented in the devotional attitude, kneeling and praying.Left panel wing closed: Bishop with mitre and staff, full-length grisaille painting.Right panel wing open: portraits of Van Der Hulst's family members (Holland). Represented as well in a devotional manner, kneeling and praying.Right panel wing closed: crowned female saint with crown and book (possibly Saint Theodora) in her hand, full-length grisaille painting.Jacqueline de Bourgogne was the granddaughter of Antoine (Great Bastard of Burgundy and natural son of Philippe Le Bon, Duke of Burgundy) and the daughter of Adolf of Burgundy, knight of The Order of the Golden Fleece and admiral of the sea. She married on the 19th of November 1549 in a second marriage at the Castle of Zandenburgh, Jean de Cruyninghe, Viscount of Zeeland, and Seigneur of Beveren and Tournehem ( See 'Dr. G. Sirjean, Encyclopédie Généalogique des Maisons Souveraines du Monde, Branches Cadettes, X. Deuxième Maison de Bourgogne, Paris, 1965, p.129).Provenance: Acquired by the present owners at 'Goyet Antquités, "La Maurelle", 5, Traverse Régny Marseille in September 1992 (see joined documents, photographs). Authentification report by Eric Turquin, 69, Rue Sainte Anne, Paris (see also joined documents, photographs), dated 17 September 1992.Side panels closed: 122 x 88 cm frame includedSide panels open: 182 x 88 cm frame includedCentral panel (Golgotha):102 x 70 cmLeft side wing panel: 29 x 106 cmRight side wing panel: 29 x 106 cmStyle analysis:The l