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| Keywords: Netherlandish - Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ - Walters 6157.jpg 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 between 1492 1495 Late Medieval-Renaissance painted and gilded wood oak cm 235 367 3 31 4 on pedestal cm 108 6 370 8 33 accession number 61 57 6997 Jacques Seligmann Paris by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1912 place of origin Brussels Belgium Walters Art Museum license Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum Renaissance sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Art of the Netherlands Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
