EXCEPTIONAL AND LARGE ALTARPIECE
Hainaut, circa 1450-1460
In sandstone limestone, carved, gilded and polychromed, representing the Lamentation at the feet of the Cross.
On either side Saint John the Baptist, Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saint Stephen, Saint Lawrence and Saint Sebastian under
under gothic canopies.
Inscriptions: Respicias qua vi pia Deus tua noxia lavi Condoleas matri que flet ut ista tubi ("Consider at the cost
with what pious violence I, your God, have washed away your faults. Compatiate with the pain of my mother who weeps over the
torments I have endured").
H: 119 x W: 150 x D: 24.5 cm
Provenance:
- Abbey church of Saint-Denis-en-Broqueroie, Mons.
- Acquired in 1798 by Jean Constant Fidèle Duval, ancestor of the present owners
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