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Miniature Altarpiece with the Nativity
Not on view
The artist seems to have adopted a fairly conservative approach for this altarpiece, with few anecdotal details. An exception is the group of three shepherds who dance in a circle behind the figure of Joseph.
Recent research by the staff at the Detroit Institute of Arts has revealed restoration done by a nineteenth-century artisan named Baudoin. Among his alterations to the altarpiece are the wings at the bottom with a little dog and a vase of flowers.
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