Rijksmuseum

Domestic altar with the Last Supper

Date

c. 1550

Medium

alabaster (mineral), stucco, oak (wood)

Institution

Rijksmuseum

The ornamental frame of this domestic altar – richly decorated with grotesques, garlands, satyrs and putti – is based on prints by the Antwerp sculptor Cornelis Floris. His style is a distinctive, south Netherlandish variant of Italian Renaissance models. Modern, opulent works of art like these were often exported to Germany, Scandinavia and the Baltic region.

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