Altar Frontal with Christ in Majesty and the Life of Saint Martin
1250 (Medieval)
H: 41 3/16 x W: 62 3/8 x D: approx. 3 1/4 in. (104.6 x 158.5 x approx. 8.3 cm)
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In western churches the altar itself was often richly adorned with frontals in a variety of media, including carved and painted wood, sculpted metal, carved alabaster, and richly woven textiles. The use of an altar frontal (called an antependium in Latin) probably stems from t...
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19473
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Roger Fry, London, before 1913, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, August 30, 1915, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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Romanesque
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