MALINES, LATE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES, ONE BY ISAAC TISSENAKEN, MID-17TH CENTURY
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MALINES, LATE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES, ONE BY ISAAC TISSENAKEN, MID-17TH CENTURY

THE VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH A MALE SAINT AND TWO SCENES OF THE CRUCIFIXION

Closed4 December 2018

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MALINES, LATE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES, ONE BY ISAAC TISSENAKEN, MID-17TH CENTURY
THE VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH A MALE SAINT AND TWO SCENES OF THE CRUCIFIXION
Three parcel-gilt alabaster reliefs; each in a giltwood frame; the scene of the male saint, possibly Saint Thomas the Apostle, with the Virgin and Child signed 'IT' to lower edge
3 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (12.5 x 19.8 cm.) each relief; 7 5/8 x 8 7/8 in. (19.5 x 22.3 cm.) each, overall
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Specialist note

Isaac Tissenaken was a member of a large family of alabaster carvers who often signed their works. Isaac is documented as occupying a house in Bruul in Malines, in 1643.