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Portable altar
anoniem, c. 1500 - c. 1525
This exquisite portable altar was intended for private devotion. The owner could use it for personal meditation either at home or when travelling. Open, the altar presented a poignant image of ‘Christ as the Man of Sorrows’ standing in his tomb and pointing explicitly at the wounds caused by his crucifixion. This helped the believer to identify with Christ’s suffering.
- Artwork typesculpture, portable altar
- Object numberBK-1958-40
- Dimensionsheight 23.3 cm x width 14.4 cm x depth 6.5 cm, width 29.7 cm
- Physical characteristicseikenhout met originele polychromie, lood, koper, glas