Wing, left
Saint John the Baptist holding the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei); seated Virgin and Child (Virgo lactans); two angels crowning the Virgin; saint Catherine of Alexandria with wheel and martyr's palm; musician angel playing the lute; throne. Musician angels in the spandrels (rebec; portable organ).
Wing, left
Crucifixion with thieves; Longinus piercing Christ's side; Stephaton giving Christ vinegar; swooning Virgin supported by Holy Women; saint John the Evangelist and soldiers; saint Mary Magdalene embracing the foot of the cross.
Angels holding the sun and the moon in the spandrels.
Unpublished.
Attribution Unknown
Hinges Two hinges.
Reverse Tbc
Object Condition Damaged around the hinges.
Provenance Private collection, London (bought, Christie's, London, 6 November 2008, lot 510, 'the property of a nobleman').
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