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Source Description
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.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
7312
label
Traveling Altarpiece with the Burial of Christ
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
7312
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Traveling Altarpiece with the Burial of Christ
description
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
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1550 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Resin, Wax & Composite
altarpieces
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
11.8
height
13
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 5/8 x W: 5 1/8 in. (11.8 x 13 cm)
Source extras
med
incised leather over wood, wax, metal hinges
creator_ids
6242
2196
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
1994
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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4b05d5db74ba1a1d