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The '''Miniature Altarpiece (OA 5612)''' is a [[Gothic boxwood miniature]] in the form of a small [[altarpiece]], made in [[the Netherlands]] c.1520-1530, probably by the workshop of [[Adam Dircksz]] (also known as Adam Theodrici). It has been held by the [[Louvre]] (catalogue number OA 5612) since 1901, but is not on public display. It was exhibited with other boxwood miniatures at the [[Art Gallery of Ontario]] in November 2016 - January 2017.
The object is made from intricately carved [[boxwood]]. It comprises two main registers of carvings depicting Biblical scenes, each with door that opens to reveal an interior [[triptych]] with further carvings of Biblical scenes, all standing on [[predella]] supported by [[tetramorph]] carvings of symbols representing the [[Four Evangelists]] (ox, eagle, angel, lion) on a wooden plinth. With the doors closed, the outside surfaces of the doors are elaborately decorated in Gothic style, with the upper pair of doors depicting Jesus at the [[Mount of Olives]] on the left, and the [[Kiss of Judas]] on the right, while the lower doors depict the [[Holy Kinship]] on the left, and [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]] with her parents [[St Anne]] and [[St Joachim]] and a lamb on the right.
With the doors opened, it measures . Inside, the upper register has a central carving of the [[Crucifixion of Jesus|Crucifixion]] with [[donor portrait]]s with coats of arms and [[patron saint]]s, flanked by the [[Christ Carrying the Cross]] on the left wing and the [[Descent from the Cross]] and [[Resurrection]] on the right wing. The lower register has a central carving of the [[Nativity of Jesus]], with the [[Annunciation to the Shepherds]] in the background and the [[Adoration of the Shepherds]] on the lower left side, flanked to the left by an [[Annunciation]], with [[Joachim and Anne Meeting at the Golden Gate|Anne and Joachim at the Golden Gate]] in the background, and by the [[Adoration of the Magi]] to the right.
The rear surface is plain and undecorated, suggesting it was intended to be displayed against a wall. The original tooled and stamped leather case survives, decorated with the [[Tree of Jesse]], and bearing an inscription down the sides: "<small>O MATER DEI MEMENTO / MEI RIENS SANS PAIN</small>" (Latin: "O mother of God, remember me"; and French: "nothing without bread").
It was acquired by the [[Louvre]] in 1901 from the estate of Baron ; previously, it was in the collection of [[Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Glossop]].
==References==
* [https://ift.tt/2Wtij3C Miniature Altarpiece], The Boxwood Project, Art Gallery of Ontario
* [https://ift.tt/347AgXW Triptyque], Louvre
[[Category:Louvre]]
[[Category:Decorative arts]]
[[Category:Gothic boxwood miniature]]
[[Category:Medieval European sculptures]]
[[Category:16th-century sculptures]]
The '''Miniature Altarpiece (OA 5612)''' is a [[Gothic boxwood miniature]] in the form of a small [[altarpiece]], made in [[the Netherlands]] c.1520-1530, probably by the workshop of [[Adam Dircksz]] (also known as Adam Theodrici). It has been held by the [[Louvre]] (catalogue number OA 5612) since 1901, but is not on public display. It was exhibited with other boxwood miniatures at the [[Art Gallery of Ontario]] in November 2016 - January 2017.
The object is made from intricately carved [[boxwood]]. It comprises two main registers of carvings depicting Biblical scenes, each with door that opens to reveal an interior [[triptych]] with further carvings of Biblical scenes, all standing on [[predella]] supported by [[tetramorph]] carvings of symbols representing the [[Four Evangelists]] (ox, eagle, angel, lion) on a wooden plinth. With the doors closed, the outside surfaces of the doors are elaborately decorated in Gothic style, with the upper pair of doors depicting Jesus at the [[Mount of Olives]] on the left, and the [[Kiss of Judas]] on the right, while the lower doors depict the [[Holy Kinship]] on the left, and [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]] with her parents [[St Anne]] and [[St Joachim]] and a lamb on the right.
With the doors opened, it measures . Inside, the upper register has a central carving of the [[Crucifixion of Jesus|Crucifixion]] with [[donor portrait]]s with coats of arms and [[patron saint]]s, flanked by the [[Christ Carrying the Cross]] on the left wing and the [[Descent from the Cross]] and [[Resurrection]] on the right wing. The lower register has a central carving of the [[Nativity of Jesus]], with the [[Annunciation to the Shepherds]] in the background and the [[Adoration of the Shepherds]] on the lower left side, flanked to the left by an [[Annunciation]], with [[Joachim and Anne Meeting at the Golden Gate|Anne and Joachim at the Golden Gate]] in the background, and by the [[Adoration of the Magi]] to the right.
The rear surface is plain and undecorated, suggesting it was intended to be displayed against a wall. The original tooled and stamped leather case survives, decorated with the [[Tree of Jesse]], and bearing an inscription down the sides: "<small>O MATER DEI MEMENTO / MEI RIENS SANS PAIN</small>" (Latin: "O mother of God, remember me"; and French: "nothing without bread").
It was acquired by the [[Louvre]] in 1901 from the estate of Baron ; previously, it was in the collection of [[Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Glossop]].
==References==
* [https://ift.tt/2Wtij3C Miniature Altarpiece], The Boxwood Project, Art Gallery of Ontario
* [https://ift.tt/347AgXW Triptyque], Louvre
[[Category:Louvre]]
[[Category:Decorative arts]]
[[Category:Gothic boxwood miniature]]
[[Category:Medieval European sculptures]]
[[Category:16th-century sculptures]]
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