Arbe Polyptich by Bartolomeo Vivarini (1485) | Artnap

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Gilded Gothic polyptych with a central Pietà sculpture, painted saints in side panels and an Ascension scene above.

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This gilded Gothic-style polyptych panel shows the Virgin Mary holding the dead Christ in a central sculpted group, flanked by saints in painted panels. Above, an Ascension scene with gathered apostles appears beneath pinnacled canopies.

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1485

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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Public domain

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