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| Keywords: Spanish - Traveling Altarpiece with the Burial of Christ - Walters 751.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Anonymous Spanish <br/> 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 ca 1550 Renaissance incised leather over wood wax metal hinges cm 11 8 13 accession number 75 1 7312 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters World of Wonder The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1971-1972 place of origin Spain Walters Art Museum license Renaissance applied arts in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Altars depicting the life and teachings of Jesus Christ Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review | ||||
