The dead christ supported by mourners preparing the body for burial-and for the contemplation of the pious-was a frequent subject of catholic devotional art. The carefully modeled colored wax relief has a physical reality that painting on a flat surface cannot rival. The case of this altarpiece is hardened leather. The doors are incised on the inside with angels derived from woodcuts by the german master albrecht dürer (1471-1528); on the outside are found the arms of austria (habsburgs) and the collar of the golden fleece, the military order of the dukes of burgundy carried on with pride by their habsburg descendants. Date: circa 1550 (Renaissance). Place of creation: Spain (?). Dimensions: height: 11.8 cm (4.6 in); width: 13 cm (5.1 in). Medium: leather, metal, wax, wood. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Spanish - Traveling Altarpiece with the Burial of Christ - Walters 751
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