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Triptych (tabernacle) (Front)

Triptych (tabernacle) (Front)
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Subject
Religious. Saints.

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Unknown location

S/n

Bone;wood (frame)

Wing, left
Register 1: medallion enclosing a quatrefoil with the head of a king; coat of arms of the Crown of Aragon and Castile.
Register 2: unidentified saints with books.
Register 3: angel holding holding Instruments of the Passion (whips).
Centre panel
Register 1: Seated Virgin and Child; Christ standing in the Virgin's lap; angel holding the model of a church; angel holding an unidentified object; musician angels (string instruments); bishop holding the model of a church; saint holding a spear.
Register 2: angels holding holding Instruments of the Passion (crown of thorns, spear, coins); standing bare-chested male figure.
Wing, right
Register 1: medallion enclosing a quatrefoil with the head of a queen; coats of arm of Castille and León (House of la Cerda).
Register 2: saint with a book holding a sword (saint Catherine?); saint John the Evangelist with the poisoned cup; saint with a book.
Register 3: angel holding holding Instruments of the Passion (nails).
Base: Head of men in profile.
Flamboyant gothic architecture; tracery; blind arches; foliated border; coats of arms of Aragon.


Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two ring hinges on either side.

Provenance
Unknown provenance, probably Spain.


Image

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