The Altar of Our Lady in the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp

Inventory number: CVH 93
Bollaert & Moortgat

The Altar of Our Lady in the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, in perspective; the statue of the Virgin is quite high up in the centre: the Virgin is represented with the Child and with a crown and palm branch; under her is the serpent, surrounded by the four symbols of the Evangelists. Above the statue of the Virgin, the Holy Ghost is represented as a dove. Above that, at the height of the broken fronton, three angels are holding a crown. And finally, the altar is crowned with an aureole, in which God the Father is sitting, and on which angels are sitting at the ends, each with an attribute.

Artist:

anonymous (Antwerp)

Dating:

1700-1799

Material:

Brown ink on paper

Dimensions:

278 x 152 mm

Place:

Plantin-Moretus-Museum, Antwerp

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