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ALTARPIECE OF THE LIFE OF THE VIRGIN AND THE CHILDHOOD OF CHRIST

Altarpiece: general view
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IDENTIFICATION

Autonomous community Canarias
Province Palmas, Las
City/Town Telde
Location Basilica of St. John the Baptist (San Juan Bautista)
Date Around 1510 – 1515 / 1530-1540.
Production Antwerp
Iconography Life of the Virgin
Hallmarks/Stamps 26 hallmarks of a hand on the reliefs and the castle and a hand on the side of the altarpiece
Author Unknown
Technique Carved polychrome decorated wood
Dimensions Frame: 290 x 247 x 30 cm Reliefs: between 46 y 50 cm in height
Registry The basilica is registered as Patrimony of Cultural Interest (BIC) in the category of Monument: Boletín Oficial de Canarias, nº 93, dated the 15th of July, 1991