Inv. A 4692
Museum's opinion 2014: Rhineland, 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Hinges
Two hinges on either side.
Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of gilding and polychromy: gold (hair, beards), green (crown of thorns).
Reverse
Flat and smooth with engraved 16th-century inscription running across the back of the wings: 'HER ERIK OTSEN ROSENKRANDS FRV SOPHI HE[NRIKS] D[ATTER] GYLDENSTIERN'.
Engraved coats of arms: Rosenkrantz, with the lion rampants and Gyldenstjerne with the star.
Engraved inscriptions (later?): 'C' 'V' 'G' 'E' 'M'.
Comments
Very unusual iconography and style, especially the cross rising behind Christ in glory. Very interesting.
Provenance
Belonged after 1451-1456 to Erik Ottesen Rosenkrantz (b. c. 1427, d. 1503) and his wife Sofie Henriksdatter (Gyldenstjerne), whom he married ca. 1451 (at the latest in 1456) (see inscriptions and their coats of arms on the back of the wings). Acquired by the museum in 1931-1932.
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