The Towneley Altarpiece

Netherlandish School

Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum

16th Century

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.

• Medium: oak
• Dimensions: 107 x 204 x 28 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £1000 ( Total: £5,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1968
• Vendor: Convent of Notre Dame, Sussex

Provenance

Charles Towneley.

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