Center part of plates from the gravestone of Gijsbert Willemsz. Raet in Gouda, The middle part consists of a triangle placed at a point, the sides of which are broken through by braces. A barefoot angel with a halo around his head is depicted in the field against a vegetative background. He holds up two coats of arms with the help of belts. The right arm is divided: 1. in red the Holy Sepulcher with a Jerusalem cross above it. 2. a Catharinarad, pierced with two swords. The left arm: a chalice between two facing palm branches. On the edge, the following text, derived from the Vulgate from Job XVII, 12 and 13, is written in minuskels: I expect light again). The upper brace arc is trimmed with highs., anonymous, Gouda (possibly), c. 1511, brass (alloy), gilding, h 87.5 cm × w 79.0 cm t 0.5 cm
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