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Miniature Altarpiece with the Virgin in Glory, and Saints Barbara and Catherine

Netherlandish

Not on view

The wings of this altarpiece are unusual. Saints Barbara and Catherine appear not only with references to their suffering (in a tower for Barbara and on the wheel for Catherine) but also, rather unexpectedly, with birds of prey. This, in addition to their pairing with Saints Christopher and George on the exterior, suggests an as-yet-unrecognized special commission.

Miniature Altarpiece with the Virgin in Glory, and Saints Barbara and Catherine, Boxwood, Netherlandish

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Miniature Altarpiece with the Virgin in Glory, and Saints Barbara and Catherine, Boxwood, Netherlandish
Miniature Altarpiece with the Virgin in Glory, and Saints Barbara and Catherine, Boxwood, Netherlandish
Miniature Altarpiece with the Virgin in Glory, and Saints Barbara and Catherine, Boxwood, Netherlandish
Miniature Altarpiece with the Virgin in Glory, and Saints Barbara and Catherine, Boxwood, Netherlandish
Miniature Altarpiece with the Virgin in Glory, and Saints Barbara and Catherine, Boxwood, Netherlandish
Miniature Altarpiece with the Virgin in Glory, and Saints Barbara and Catherine, Boxwood, Netherlandish

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