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Miniature Altarpiece (WB (MA 17.1690.453), early 16th-century, held at The Cloisters, New York
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The name miniature altarpiece may refer to several different Gothic boxwood miniatures: * Miniature altarpiece (V&A 225-1866), c.1500-1520, held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London * Miniature altarpiece (WB.232), 1511, held at the British Museum, London * Miniature altarpiece (OA 5612), c.1520-1530, held at Louvre, Paris * Miniature Altarpiece with the Crucifixion Miniature Altarpiece with the Crucifixion (MA 17.1690.453) is a very small and complex (15 × 7.6 × 3.2 cm) early 16th century Early Netherlandish painting, Netherlandish microcarved Gothic boxwood miniature, miniature sculpture in boxwood, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothic Boxwood Miniature
Gothic boxwood miniatures are very small Christian wood sculptures produced during the 15th and 16th centuries in the Low Countries, at the end of the Gothic period and during the emerging Northern Renaissance.Sharpe, Emily.Good things come in small packages at the Rijksmuseum. ''The Art Newspaper'', 17 June 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018 They consist of highly intricate layers of reliefs, often rendered to nearly microscopic level, and are made from boxwood, which has a fine grain and high density suitable for detailed micro-carving. There are around 150 surviving examples; most are spherical rosary beads (known as prayer nuts), statuettes, skulls, or coffins; some 20 are in the form of polyptychs, including triptych and diptych altarpieces, tabernacles and monstrances.Suda, Sasha; Ellis, Lisa.Small Wonders: Gothic Boxwood Miniatures Introduction. Art Gallery of Ontario, 28 October 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2017 The polyptychs are typically 10–13 cm in height. Most o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miniature Altarpiece (V&A 225-1866)
The ''Miniature Altarpiece'' (or ''Miniature Altarpiece: Anna Selbdritt'') in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is a small, 9.3 cm-high, Gothic boxwood miniature triptych completed in the Netherlands c. 1500–1520. The central carving is made from boxwood and shows a relief of the Virgin and Child attended by two saints, thought to be Anne (who is shown with wings and holding a large crucifix) and James the Great (who wears a hat and holds a staff).The attendant saints were earlier identified as Saints Andrew and George. The outer semi-circular wings and shell are lined with silverMiniature Altarpiece . Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 28 October 2019 and decorated wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miniature Altarpiece (WB (MA 17.1690.453), early 16th-century, held at The Cloisters, New York
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The name miniature altarpiece may refer to several different Gothic boxwood miniatures: * Miniature altarpiece (V&A 225-1866), c.1500-1520, held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London * Miniature altarpiece (WB.232), 1511, held at the British Museum, London * Miniature altarpiece (OA 5612), c.1520-1530, held at Louvre, Paris * Miniature Altarpiece with the Crucifixion Miniature Altarpiece with the Crucifixion (MA 17.1690.453) is a very small and complex (15 × 7.6 × 3.2 cm) early 16th century Early Netherlandish painting, Netherlandish microcarved Gothic boxwood miniature, miniature sculpture in boxwood, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miniature Altarpiece (OA 5612)
The Miniature Altarpiece (OA 5612) is a Gothic boxwood miniature in the form of a small altarpiece, made in the Netherlands c. 1520–1530, probably by the workshop of Adam Dircksz (also known as Adam Theodrici), about whom almost nothing is known. It has been held by the Louvre (catalogue number OA 5612) since 1901, but is not on public display. It was displayed with other boxwood miniatures in 2016–17 in an exhibition that visited the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Rijksmuseum.Miniature Altarpiece . The Boxwood Project, Art Gallery of Ontario". Retrieved 28 October 20198 It was acquired by the Louvre in 1901 from the estate of Baron ; previously, it was in the collection of Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Glossop.Thornton (1985), p. 184 Descripti ...
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