Miniature Altarpiece

Triptych corpus: The Crucifixion, The Entombment; Left wing: The Annunciation to the Shepherds, The Adoration of the Magi, Bas relief: Candle-Bearing Angel; Right wing: The Resurrection, The Marys at the Tomb, Bas-relief: Censer-Swinging Angel; Stem: The Temptation, Adam with wild Animals in Paradise, The Explusion; Foot: The Creation of Adam, The Creation of Eve, The Creation of the animals.

Rosary

The beads are graduated, with the largest being the Paternoster. Each bead has fourteen sides, four of which have space for a scene.
Paternoster bead: St. Judas; Resurrection of the Dead (2 scenes); blank
Ave beads: Each apostle can be identified by a shortened form of his name, his attribute and a scroll containing the initial letters of his part of the Apostles' Creed.
1. St. Peter; The Creation of the Heavens; The Creation of the World; the Creation of the Sun, Moon and Stars
2. St. Andrew; Ecce Homo, Man of Sorrows, Ruler of the World

Miniature Altarpiece: Virgin in the Sun

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

Miniature Altarpiece: Crucifixion

Upper section is triptych with ogee arches, Crucifixion in centre in relief, on vaulted background, numerous figures in foreground;
left wing: Bearing of the Cross with Sacrifice of Isaac in distance;
right: Resurrection, with Entombment and other scenes in background;
second stage is smaller triptych carved in low relief with Agony in the Garden and, on the leaves, the Betrayal

rests on semi-circular arcade with Last Supper in full relief; each side with seated lion grasping a shield

Miniature Altarpiece

Triptych with original Tree of Jesse case.
Upper corpus: Crucifixion with male donor at bottom left with bishop patron saint, female donor holding rosary at bottom right with St. Barbara.
Inner left wing: Carrying of the Cross; Outer left wing: Jesus at the Mount of Olives; Inner right wing: Descent from the Cross with Resurrection below; Outer right wing: Kiss of Judas.

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