Public domain
Portable altar
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This exquisite portable altar was intended for private devotion. The owner could use it for personal meditation either at home or when travelling. Open, the altar presented a poignant image of ‘Christ as the Man of Sorrows’ standing in his tomb and pointing explicitly at the wounds caused by his crucifixion. This helped the believer to identify with Christ’s suffering.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePortable altar. c. 1500 - c. 1525. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
