Caption

Triptych of ivory with scenes from the New Testament and three other religious objects of ivory, displayed at an exhibition on religious objects from the Middle Ages and Renaissance in 1864 in Mechelen, page, photomechanical print, number: '-4', number: '5. 6. 7.', number: '6 - 7 - 6, 5', photographer: Joseph Maes, Mechelen, clichémaker: Simonau & Toovey, 1864 - in or before 1866, paper, photolithography, height 210 mm x width 160 mm, New Testament, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (bone, ivory, arts), Period, 1864, A tall carved figure of a robed person holding a staff in one hand and a small model of a building in the other stands against a dark rectangular background near the top center of the image, below which a hinged multi-paneled carved altarpiece with pointed arches and numerous standing human figures in robes is visible, flanked by two elongated carved straps or fittings with decorative relief figures and ornate motifs on a dark field.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A78_179

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48.4Mb (6.7Mb) / 12.0in x 15.7in / 3600 x 4697 (300dpi)

Keywords

Triptych ivory scenes New Testament three religious objects displayed exhibition Middle Ages Renaissance 1864 Mechelen page photomechanical print number -4 5 6 7 6 - 7 - 6 photographer Joseph Maes clichémaker Simonau & Toovey 1864 - 1866 paper photolithography height 210 mm x width 160 mm piece sculpture reproduction bone arts Period tall carved figure robed person holding staff hand small model building stands dark rectangular background near top center image hinged multi-paneled altarpiece pointed arches numerous standing human figures robes visible flanked two elongated straps fittings decorative relief figures ornate motifs dark field