The Towneley Altarpiece
Artist: Netherlandish School
Location: Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum
Date: 16th Century
Materials: oak
Dimensions: 107 x 204 x 28 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £1,000 (Total: £5,000)
Vendor: Convent of Notre Dame, Sussex
Review number: 2306 (1968)
Provenance:
Charles Towneley.
Description:
Altarpiece of two parts, a carved oak reredos, containing six individual scenes from the life of Christ in elaborate Gothic surrounds and an altar with three panels in relief. During Towneley's life-time, he placed it in the Family Chapel in Towneley Hall. Dims of reredos; 274 x 214 x 56 cm.
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