Altarpiece, Baldassare degli Embriachi, ca. 1390–1400

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Altarpiece, ca. 1390–1400, North Italian, Bone framed with intarsia and horn, traces of paint and gilding, without wooden base: 50 1/2 x 60 1/2 in. ( x cm), Ivories-Bone, Baldassare degli Embriachi (Italian, active 1390–1409), The altarpiece depicts episodes from the life of Christ (central section), of Saint John the Baptist (left), and of Saint John the Evangelist (right). The appearance of Franciscan friars in the Crucifixion scene suggests that the altarpiece was originally commissioned for a Franciscan community

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Size: 4992px × 3624px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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