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Gabled triptych, 2 registers (Front)

Gabled triptych, 2 registers (Front)
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Subject
Religious.

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Joliette, Musée d'art de Joliette

1975.338.1-3

Ivory

Height: 486mm
Width: 218mm
Depth: 15mm

Wing, left
Register 1: apostles kneeling in prayer; cherubs (angels).
Register 2: female saint with blank coat of arms.
Centre panel
Register 1: Ascension; clouds; angels; apostles.
Register 2: Entombment with the Holy Women lowering Christ in the tomb.
Wing, right
Register 1: apostles kneeling in prayer; cherubs (angels).
Register 2: crowned female saint with blank coat of arms.

Museum's opinion 2012: 19th century.


Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Flat.

Comments
This triptych has been mounted incorrectly and the wings should be swapped so that they can close over the centre panel.

Provenance
On deposit from the Clercs de Saint-Viateur de Joliette.


Image

© Musée d'art de Joliette, Joliette.

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