Portable Altar with Scenes of the Life of Christ
Portable altars were used by Christians to celebrate the Mass while traveling. On one long side is depicted the Baptism of Christ, attended by a veiled woman, possibly representing the Church, and Christ in Majesty, surrounded by Evangelist symbols. On the other long side, Joh...
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Guldenpfennig, Paderborn; A. Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore,1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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5
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/53.77 |
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