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Traveling Altarpiece with the Burial of Christ
(Renaissance Europe )
The dead Christ supported by mourners preparing the body for burial-and for the contemplation of the pious-was a frequent subject of Catholic devotional art. The carefully modeled colored wax relief has a physical reality that painting on a flat surface cannot rival. The case of this altarpiece is hardened leather. The doors are incised on the inside with angels derived from woodcuts by the German master Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528); on the outside are found the arms of Austria (Habsburgs) and the collar of the Golden Fleece, the military order of the dukes of Burgundy carried on with pride by their Habsburg descendants.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1971-1972 | World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/1/1971 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Spain (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 5/8 x W: 5 1/8 in. (11.8 x 13 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
75.1