Domestic altar with the Last Supper, anonymous, c. 1550

Domestic altar with the Last Supper, anonymous, c. 1550

alabaster with traces of gilding and polychromy (reliefs); oak with gesso, gilding and blue paint (frame), h 80cm × w 53.5cm × d 12cm Catalogue entry

The ornamental frame of this domestic altar – richly decorated with grotesques, garlands, satyrs and putti – is based on prints by the Antwerp sculptor Cornelis Floris. His style is a distinctive, south Netherlandish variant of Italian Renaissance models. Modern, opulent works of art like these were often exported to Germany, Scandinavia and the Baltic region.

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