File:Netherlandish - Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ - Walters 6157.jpg

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Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ   (  )
Artist	Anonymous (the Netherlands)Unknown author
Title	Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ
Description	English: The seven scenes of this Passion altarpiece are carved from separate blocks of wood. They are: the Arrest of Christ, the Flagellation, Christ Carrying the Cross, the Crucifixion (crucified figures and angels are later replacements), Christ's Body Lowered from the Cross, the Entombment, and the Resurrection. Each vignette is individually composed and originally was probably divided from the next by slender columns at every third arch. We suggest this division by inserting a painted backdrop to complement the remaining authentic architectural detailing. To ensure that the drama of the Passion could be seen from a distance, the artist made the figures animated, with large heads and exaggerated gestures accentuated through color. He also raised the rear figures. The use of wood allows the carving of weapons and other intricate details as stone would not. In the 1490s, there were several workshops in Brussels producing large, complex carved altarpieces, often for distant markets. The most famous shop was that of Jan Borman, to which our altarpiece was once attributed. The Walters' altarpiece was made for the Collegiate Church of Blainville-Crevon in Normandy, in northwestern France. The altarpiece was damaged at some point in the past, perhaps during the 16th century conflicts between Protestants and Catholics. The Crucified Christ, the two thieves, and the attendant angels are 16th- or 17th-century replacements.
Date	between 1492 and 1495 date QS:P571,+1492-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1492-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1495-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 (Late Medieval-Renaissance)
Medium	painted and gilded wood (oak)
Dimensions	235 × 367.3 × 31.4 cm (92.5 × 144.6 × 12.3 in) on pedestal 108.6 × 370.8 × 33 cm (42.7 × 145.9 × 12.9 in)
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	61.57
Place of creation	Brussels, Belgium
Object history	Jacques Seligmann, Paris, by purchase 1911: purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Credit line	Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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