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| Keywords: Francisco Pallàs y Puig - Pseudo-Gothic Triptych - Walters 71149.jpg The Glorification of the Virgin occupies the central portion of this triptych She holds the Christ Child on her left arm and is surrounded by six music-making angels Below are two scenes representing the Presentation in the Temple on the left and the Marriage of the Virgin on the right Separating these is a statuette of Saint Peter standing under an architectural canopy The margins are occupied by full-length figures of eight Apostles including Saint Peter shown again at the lower left In the lower margin three angels playing musical instruments are seated amid decorative vinework Each wing of the triptych is divided into three sections The upper portions are occupied by royal portrait busts of Ferdinand and Isabella in quatrefoils identified by their coats of arms Beneath the busts are pairs of narrative scenes On the left the Assumption of the Virgin appears above the Nativity On the right the Annunciation is shown beneath a scene which may represent Christ Taking Leave of His Mother Included within the border of floral tracery surrounding the historiated section of each wing are pairs of Renaissance-style portrait busts set in quatrefoils; the borders of the wings are interrupted at top and bottom by heraldic shields Extending across the base of all three panels is the inlaid ivory inscription SIT NOMEN VIRG MARIAE BENEDICTUM IN SAECULA May the name of the Virgin Mary be blessed through the centuries in a gothic script Located under ornate Gothic canopies the figures are carved in relief on thin narrow bone plaques mounted on wooden supports The figures retain traces of gilding and polychromy and the smooth backgrounds are colored blue Each of the three sections is surrounded by a wooden frame decorated in marquetry of inlaid wood and ivory an Arabic style frequently used in Spain and north Italy during the 14th and 15th centuries This triptych and several similar works have been ascribed to Francisco Pall�s y Puig a Valencian sculptor identified as the 19th-century source for various modern works in the Romanesque and Mozarabic styles Henry Walters generously considered this and two related triptychs Walters 71 150 and 71 151 as compositions in the style of the 15th century rather than intentional forgeries The sculptor has also less charitably been branded a forger between 1890 1899 bone ivory wood Closed cm 60 8 33 10 7 ; Open cm 60 8 66 1 6 6 accession number 71 149 11783 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1895 Transcription Extending across the base of all three panels in inlaid ivory and gothic script SIT NOMEN VIRG MARIAE BENEDICTUM IN SAECULA; Translation May the name of the Virgin Mary be blessed through the centuries Undercover Stories in Art The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1980 place of origin Valencia Spain PD-old-auto 1926 Francisco Pallàs y Puig Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Madonna and Child Collections of the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update | ||||
