Fragment of an Adoration of the Magi in oak carved... Lot 257

Fragment of an Adoration of the Magi in oak carved in part polychrome and gilded. In the centre, under a shell canopy, seated Mary carries the Child lying on her knees; on the right, St Joseph standing and leaning on a staff, on the left, a Magus holding his hat in one hand and his gift in the other; the aedicula symbolising the stable is supported by a small column with double balusters, its age is underlined by a column with a broken profile on the right and the roof's wobbly dormer windows; terrace engraved in zigzag form known as Tremolierungen. Southern Netherlands, Antwerp, early 16th century Height: 40 cm - Width: 34 cm Works consulted: Exhibition Antwerp 1993, Antwerpse retabels 15de-16de eeuw, Museum of Religious Art, cat.; Exhibition Paris 2001, Brabantine Sculptures of the 15th and 16th centuries Brussels, Mechelen, Antwerp, Louvre Museum, cat.