The Nativity and Circumcision of Christ
Workshop of the Master of the High Foreheads
probably early 16th century · Painted enamel on copper, partly gilded · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
These two plaques were undoubtedly the wings of a triptych displaying figures with the distinctive facial style that gave rise to the master’s sobriquet.
- Artist
- Workshop of the Master of the High Foreheads
- Date
- probably early 16th century
- Medium
- Painted enamel on copper, partly gilded
- Culture
- French, Limoges
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
