Dimensions
Description
Corpus: Virgin in the Sun: a standing Virgin surrounding by sun rays and standing on a crescent moon holds the Christ Child while two angels crown her and two other angels kneel at her feet; Left wing: St James of Compostella stands beside a kneeling man; Right wing: St Dominic stands holding a cross and a book with a dog holding a torch at his feet; Exterior: Annunciation (angel on left wing, Virgin on right wing); Lower triptych: Resurrection with the Three Maries in the left background; Left lower wing: Nativity with the Annunciation to the Shepherds in the right background; Right lower wing: Mary, Jesus, Joseph, Holy Spirit; Exterior lower left wing: two unidentified men with gifts; Exterior lower right wing: two unidentified male saints
Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings
[left] Ave maria gratia plena dominus tecum [Source: Luke 1:28; translation: Hail, Mary, full of grace, the lord is with thee.]
[right] Ecce ancilla Domini fiat mihi [secundum verbum tuum] [Source: Luke 1:38; translation: I am the Lord’s servant, may your word to me be fulfilled.]
On the inside of the upper shutters:
[left] Jacob maior [translation: James the Great]
[right] S. Dominicus [translation: Saint Dominic]
Between the upper and lower scenes:
[et signum magnum parvit in caelo] mulier amicta sole et luna sub pedibus eius [corona stellaum duodecim] [source: Apocalypse 12 :1; translation: [And a great sign appeared in heaven] : a woman clothed with the sun and the moon under her feet [and on her head a crown of twelve stars].]
[On the inside of the lower shutters]
[left] Et tu Bethlehem (source: Matthew 2 :6; translation: And thou Bethlehem]
[right] HS Maria Jose [translation: Jesus, Mary, Joseph]
[source: Barbara Boehm, The Met]