LATE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY

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THREE CONTINENTAL OAK PANELS
LATE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY
Comprising: a panel in deep relief showing Perseus in a winged helmet, his raised hand lacking which would have held the head of Medusa, at his feet the body of Phineas and the bag to contain the head of Medusa; a panel of the Resurrection; and a panel of an Angel mask against a background of flowering tendrils
The first 17½ x 11¼ in. (44 x 29 cm.) (3)

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Lot Essay

Carved panels of the late 16th and early 17th century are typically decorated with Biblical subject matter. The present panel is unusual as it draws inspiration from Greek mythology - namely the story of Perseus and Medusa. Here we see the moment where Phineas is turned to stone for looking at the head of the serpent-adorned Medusa.

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