Crucifixion Altarpiece
Retable by Jacques de Baerze and Melchior Broederlam
| Crucifixion Altarpiece | |
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| Artist | Melchior Broederlam, Jacques de Baerze |
| Year | 1390s |
| Medium | Tempera on wood |
| Location | Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, Dijon |
The Crucifixion Altarpiece is a multimedia altarpiece, with painted exterior panels by Melchior Broederlam and an interior carved by Jacques de Baerze.[1] It was commissioned by Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy for a chapel in the Chartreuse de Champmol. This altarpiece is considered one of the most important examples of the International Gothic style.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b "Smarthistory – Fit for a duke: Broederlam's Crucifixion Altarpiece". smarthistory.org. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
References
- Hagopian van Buren, Anne. “Broederlam, Melchior.” Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press.
- Minott, Charles. “The Meaning of the Baerze-Broederlam Altarpiece.” In A Tribute to Robert A. Koch. Studies in the Northern Renaissance. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1994, pp. 131–141.
- Snyder, James. Northern Renaissance Art. Painting, Sculpture, the Graphic Arts from 1350 to 1575. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 2005.
