Miniature Altarpiece with the Crucifixion, early 16th century, Netherlandish, Boxwood, Open: 5 7/8 in. × 3 in. × 1 1/4 in. (15 × 7.6 × 3.2 cm), Sculpture-Miniature-Wood, The vogue for microcarving in the late Middle Ages exploited the fine grain of boxwood to the ultimate degree. The technique was often employed in the creation of sumptuous devotional objects, such as elaborate rosary beads; this standing miniature triptych altarpiece is a rarer example of the genre
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