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Hanger

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Date: c. 1525 - c. 1600
Medium: wood (plant material)
Institution: Rijksmuseum

This ornament – a so-called miniature lantern – was used for private meditation. On each of its four sides, the worshipper could contemplate a key moment in the life of Christ: the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Adoration of the Magi and the Crucifixion.

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