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| The ''''']''''' (c. 1445–50) is a large ] altarpiece by the ] artist ]. It was painted in oil on ], with parts later ]. It consists of fifteen paintings on nine panels; six are painted on both sides Six outer panels (or shutters) are hinged; when folded they show an exterior view of saints and the donors. The inner panels contain scenes from the ] arranged across two registers. The large central panel, which spans both registers, shows Christ seated on a rainbow in judgment, with his feet resting on a golden globe. Below him the ] holds scales as he weighs souls. The panel on Christ's far right shows the gates of ], that to his far left the entrance to ] |
The ''''']''''' (c. 1445–50) is a large ] altarpiece by the ] artist ]. It was painted in oil on ], with parts later ]. It consists of fifteen paintings on nine panels; six are painted on both sides Six outer panels (or shutters) are hinged; when folded they show an exterior view of saints and the donors. The inner panels contain scenes from the ] arranged across two registers. The large central panel, which spans both registers, shows Christ seated on a rainbow in judgment, with his feet resting on a golden globe. Below him the ] holds scales as he weighs souls. The panel on Christ's far right shows the gates of ], that to his far left the entrance to ]; souls are depicted moving from the central panel to their final destinations after receiving judgement. Commissioned in 1443 for the ] by ], it remains there now, though not in its original position. It is in poor condition and was moved in the 20th century to shield it from sunlight and better protect it from the almost 300,000 visitors it receives annually. | ||
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The Beaune Altarpiece (c. 1445–50) is a large polyptych altarpiece by the Early Netherlandish artist Rogier van der Weyden. It was painted in oil on oak panels, with parts later transferred to canvas. It consists of fifteen paintings on nine panels; six are painted on both sides Six outer panels (or shutters) are hinged; when folded they show an exterior view of saints and the donors. The inner panels contain scenes from the Last Judgement arranged across two registers. The large central panel, which spans both registers, shows Christ seated on a rainbow in judgment, with his feet resting on a golden globe. Below him the Archangel Michael holds scales as he weighs souls. The panel on Christ's far right shows the gates of Heaven, that to his far left the entrance to Hell; souls are depicted moving from the central panel to their final destinations after receiving judgement. Commissioned in 1443 for the Hospices de Beaune by Nicolas Rolin, it remains there now, though not in its original position. It is in poor condition and was moved in the 20th century to shield it from sunlight and better protect it from the almost 300,000 visitors it receives annually.
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