Birth of Jesus. Fragment of movable wing of a winged altarpiece decorated with reliefs
c. 1480-90
Stone pine, polychrome, gilt, lustered
76 x 70 cm
Inv. 56.836.1
Clearly the relief, assembled from three pieces, originally adorned the inner side of an altarpiece wing. When the work was restored in 1976-77, it was placed on a new support. A wider, vertical strip is probably missing from the right side; it may have depicted a section of wall, balancing the wall detail on the left side of the composition.
Provenance:
Perhaps Ipolyi collection. It cannot be unequivocally identified.
Restoration:
19th-century overpainting, Márta Kázik, 1976-77 (who removed the 19th century additions)
Bibliography
Genthon-1948, 149
Provenance:
Perhaps Ipolyi collection. It cannot be unequivocally identified.
Restoration:
19th-century overpainting, Márta Kázik, 1976-77 (who removed the 19th century additions)
Bibliography
Genthon-1948, 149
