Nativity made of oak carved in high relief and... Lot 41

Nativity made of oak carved in high relief and partly monochrome, altarpiece group. On the left, Mary kneels with her hands joined, her long wavy hair falling down her back; in the center, the naked Child Jesus rests on a radiant mandorla tinted with green, surrounded by three adoring angels; on the right, Saint Joseph also with his hands joined. The composition is dominated by the donkey and the ox in front of a manger enclosed by a plessis and, in the upper right corner, by a bagpiper, seated on a rock and wearing a pointed hat, blowing his instrument, a horn at his side. Northern France, second half of the 15th century Height: 44.5 cm - Width: 43 cm - Thickness: 10.5 cm (slight missing parts)