Plaque from a Portable Altar with Scenes from the Life of Jesus

German

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304

Abbreviated Latin inscriptions identify each scene. Reading clockwise from the lower left, they include scenes from both the Christmas and Easter stories. Portable altars were carried by priests when traveling and when attending the sick.

Plaque from a Portable Altar with Scenes from the Life of Jesus, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, German

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Plaque from a Portable Altar with Scenes from the Life of Jesus, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, German
Plaque from a Portable Altar with Scenes from the Life of Jesus, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, German
Plaque from a Portable Altar with Scenes from the Life of Jesus, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, German

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