Inv. 10-4771
Ivory;wood and metal, possibly silver (17th-century reliquary-triptych);paper (small relic labels);soil from the Holy Land
Saint Peter holding a key; Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; saint Catherine of Alexandria with broken wheel and martyr's palm; rugged cross.
Flamboyant tracery.
Later painted wings: Standing Virgin and Child (?); Virgin as a nun crowned by cherubs with a wreath of roses; clouds; rosary. Lay male figure kneeling in donor position; angels giving him the Host (Holy Communion); saint Barbara with tower and martyr's palm.
Museum's opinion 2013: Southern Netherlands, 15th century (ivory panel); 17th century (triptych).
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Back of the ivory hidden by the metal frame.
Object Condition
Four nails attach the panel to the back of the triptych.
Comments
The ivory panel has been reused as the centrepiece of a triptych in the 17th century. This triptych was also a reliquary, as is evident from the six cavities in the centre panel which still seem to contain soil from the Holy Land (see inscriptions on the small labels); the top cavity, containing a small cross is given particular prominence thanks to the metal ornament surrounding it. The centre part has a wooden core and the back is covered in a sheet of metal.
Provenance
Collection of J. M. Neutelings-Heuts, Brasschaat; on permanent loan from Willem Neutelings (no. 87).
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