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Anonymous (Gdańsk) |
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| Description |
English: Amber altar.
Polski: Bursztynowy ołtarzyk. |
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| Date | circa 1619 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Amber, Ivory, wood, velvet | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 95.5 cm (37.5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
Bg 1917, n. 91 |
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| Object history |
1620s: given to Maria Maddalena of Austria, Florence by Constance of Austria, Warsaw |
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| Notes |
English: Crowned with a statuette of the Madonna and Child, bas relief of the Birth of Christ in the center and 20 other bas-reliefs including Annunciation, the Visitation, the Flight into Egypt, the Crucifixion and Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden at the foot. One of the items from the Cappella delle Reliquie (Chapel of the Relics) of Maria Maddalena of Austria. |
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| References | Ministero dell'educazione nazionale (1966) Bollettino d'arte, Volume 51, La Libreria dello Stato Retrieved on 22 February 2012. "Granduchessa nel 1616 era l'arciduchessa Maria Maddalena d'Asburgo, moglie di Cosimo II. Sua sorella era regina di Polonia, ed è lecito supporre che molte delle ambre provengano da questa fonte, o che siano comunque arrivate come regali" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Own work (BurgererSF) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Copyright expired, PD-Art | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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