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Date : approx. between 1390 and 1400
Material : Bone, Horn marquetery, Marks of gilding, Marks of polychromy
Acquisition : Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan (1917)
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Objet(s) d'Art
Element of architecture
Vitrine : V22
Area related
North of Italy (Italy)
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The altar contains episodes from the life of Christ - central section - of Saint John the Baptist - left - and Saint John the Evangelist - right. It was perhaps commissioned by a Franciscan community, since Franciscan friars appear in the Crucifixion scene. The altarpiece was created by the Embriachi family workshop, which produced numerous religious and secular works.
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