Oil on oak: 204.5 x 261.5 cm. The figures are slightly less than life-size. Cleaned and restored in 1992-1993. The panel is exceptionally well preserved. Beautiful contortions and false perspectives to fit the golden box. Powerful gestures and facial expressions. Copy by Michiel Coxcie (ca. 1545) at the Bode Museum, Berlin.
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