Altar frontal: a depiction of the lives of Saints

Description

Not on display

14th century

Late Middle Ages

Technical data

Inventory number

Cl. 11995

Width

186,5 cm

Height

82,5 cm

Place of discovery

Mechelen Hospital (?)

Medium

Textile

Method of acquisition

Acquired in 1889

From one artwork to another

Tapestry depicting two narrative scenes. Front view.

Tapestries of the story of Saint Stephen, Piece I, The Martyrdom of Saint Etienne, Cl. 20200
© GrandPalaisRmn / Jean-Gilles Berizzi

Tapestries of the story of saint Stephen

Between 1500 and 1509

Tapestry depicting three women and one man, along with a smaller male figure in the background on a floral backdrop.

Seigneurial Life Tapestry, The Stroll, Cl. 2178 © GrandPalaisRmn / Franck Raux

Tapestry Cycle on Seigneurial Life

Early 16th century

Detail of a carved wooden object depicting a pig playing the organ. Front view.

Misericords, three pigs playing the organ and foliage, Cl. 20396 (detail) © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

The stalls from the Saint-Lucien-de-Beauvais Abbey

Late 15th century

Tapestry depicting two women on an island between a lion and a unicorn, holding flags. Front view.

The Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, Taste, Cl. 10831 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

The Lady and the Unicorn tapestries

circa 1500

Metal object shaped like an elongated container with a spout and handle. Front photograph.

Dollhouse toys, ewer, Cl. 17772 © GrandPalaisRmn / Jean-Gilles Berizzi

Dollhouse toys (lead)

14th century

Lead object: boat with an inscription on the sail carrying a Virgin and Child. Front view.

Pilgrimage badge, Notre-Dame, Cl. 4697 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Pilgrimage badges

13th century - 14th century - 15th century

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Painting on wood depicting four scenes from the life of the Virgin. Front view.

Altar frontal: Scenes of the life of the Virgin, Cl. 7726
© GrandPalaisRmn / Jean-Gilles Berizzi

Altar frontal: Scenes of the life of the Virgin

14th century

Illumination depicting a pope offering a golden rose to a kneeling man before him. Front view.

Miniature, a pope presenting a golden rose, Cl. 23990 © Musée de Cluny - musée national du Moyen Âge

A pope presenting a golden rose to a layperson

Late 13th century

Painted landscape featuring Gothic architectural decor preceded by a grassy courtyard. In the foreground, a rounded arch is visible in silhouette.

View of the courtyard of the Hôtel de Cluny, Cl. 23879 © GrandPalaisRmn / Stéphane Marechalle

View of the courtyard of the Hôtel de Cluny

19th century

Stone capital decorated with flat-leaf parsley motifs. Front photograph.

Capital with trefoil leaves, Cl. 19559 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Four capitals (trefoil leaves, holly leaves, vine leaves, ivy leaves)

13th century

Stone block with engraved inscriptions. Front view.

Epitaph of Louis VI, King of France, Cl. 11779 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Epitaph of Louis VI, King of France

12th century

Illuminated manuscript leaf: Nativity surrounded by figures and animals, framed by vegetal borders. Front view.

Illuminated manuscript: Nativity with Saint Cecilia, Cl. 23876 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Illuminated manuscript: Nativity with Saint Cecilia

15th century

Sculpted and fragmented head depicting a man with curly beard wearing a hat. Front-facing stone sculpture.

Head of the king of Judah No. 6, Notre-Dame de Paris, Cl. 22988 © GrandPalaisRmn / René-Gabriel Ojeda

Heads of the kings of Judah

First half of the 13th century

Carved ivory plaque depicting a haloed man between two figures, placing his hands on their heads. Front view.

The coronation of Otto II and Theophano, Cl. 392 © GrandPalaisRmn / Jean-Gilles Berizzi

The coronation of Otto II and Theophano

Circa 982-983