Sujet

Miniature altar, 1500-1570, (1881). Creator: D Jones.

Légende

Miniature altar, 1500-1570, (1881). Etching of a boxwood and silver house-altar, probably made in the Netherlands, 16th century. Relief scene originally carved as a roundel, showing a husband and wife being presented to the Virgin and Child with St Anne by St.James the Greater and St Michael, whilst kneeling at prayer desks. The roundel was later incorporated into a mount with doors to make a free-standing altar for domestic use in private prayer. The lay couple are the original owners of the carving. The top has an escutcheon with the head of a cherub, topped by a figure of God the Father. The silver mounts are of later date (about fifty years), but are also Netherlandish. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F37_073

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,9Mo (2,8Mo) / 35,6cm x 42,9cm / 4200 x 5072 (300dpi)

Mots clés

bois religieux arts découpage religion métal livre musée Les Hollandes Hollandais décoratif argent Christianisme dévotion en bois saint saints découpé La Renaissance siècle portatif littérature objet façonné autel concept objet façonné de dévotion 19e siècle B W buis 16ème siècle dix-neuvième siècle seizième siècle The Print Collector etching engraving Victoria & Albert Museum V&A V&A Museum Sampson Low The South Kensington Museum Marston D Jones Jones D Jones D. D. Jones