Lot Essay
The text on the scrolls is taken from the Vulgate, Luke I:34-35.
See illustration
See illustration
A triptych: the central compartment: the Crucifixion; the Annunciation on the wings
Details
School of Antwerp, circa 1600
A triptych: the central compartment: the Crucifixion; the Annunciation on the wings
inscribed on scrolls on the wings: modo fiet istud quoniam virum non cognosco Luc I and spirit.. sanctus superveniet in te, et virtus altissimi obumbrabit tibi
oil on panel
central compartment: 49 x 40.5 cm; wings: 48.8 x 15 cm
A triptych: the central compartment: the Crucifixion; the Annunciation on the wings
inscribed on scrolls on the wings: modo fiet istud quoniam virum non cognosco Luc I and spirit.. sanctus superveniet in te, et virtus altissimi obumbrabit tibi
oil on panel
central compartment: 49 x 40.5 cm; wings: 48.8 x 15 cm