Mechelen, XVIᵉ century - Alabaster relief depicting the Cruc - Lot 161

Mechelen, XVIᵉ century - Alabaster relief depicting the Crucifixion, Renaissance frame Fine carved alabaster relief depicting the Crucifixion of Christ surrounded by the Virgin Mary, St. John the Evangelist and Mary Magdalene at the foot of the cross, with an architectural cityscape in the background evoking Jerusalem, a composition characteristic of the Mechelen workshops active in the second half of the XVIᵉ century, carved in white alabaster now showing a honey patina acquired through time and use, mounted on its antique wooden panel and presented in a Renaissance oak frame of the period, typical of private devotional panels widely distributed in Europe. Details: Origin Mechelen, Southern Netherlands; date circa 1550-1600; material carved alabaster, oak panel and frame; dimensions 19.5 × 22.5 cm; weight 420 g; condition minor wear and surface darkening consistent with age, frame with traces of age.