A Canon Table with a Lamentation (formerly known as the "Traveling Altar")

Artwork Details

Date

c. 1490

Medium

woodcut printed on parchment in black with hand coloring; set between two panels of printed text to form a triptych; housed in a slipcase with an embroidered crucifixion scene on the front and backed in leather; in turn housed in a velvet, silk, and linen box, strengthened with layers of paper from an account book, with ornamental tassels at each corner

Dimensions

6343 × 2563 px

Public Domain

Yes

Museum Record

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