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Triptych

ca. 1490 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

In the centre of the Triptych is represented the Crucifixion, with the blessed Virgin and St. John. The wings or doors contain six small oil paintings in panels of subjects from the Passion; on the outside of the doors is painted the Deposition.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Carved wood
Brief description
Triptych with scenes from the Passion, carved and painted wood, Flemish, ca. 1490
Physical description
In the centre of the Triptych is represented the Crucifixion, with the blessed Virgin and St. John. The wings or doors contain six small oil paintings in panels of subjects from the Passion; on the outside of the doors is painted the Deposition.
Dimensions
  • Height: 74.40cm
  • Width: 55.88cm
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1856. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 59
  • Bücken, V. and Steyaert, G. (eds.), l’Héritage de Rogier van der Weyden. La peinture à Bruxelles 1450-1520. Tielt: Éditions Lannoo, 2013
Collection
Accession number
4048-1856

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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