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De uitstorting van de Heilige Geest
About the sculpture
This carving represents the moment that the Holy Ghost descends on the Virgin and the twelve Apostles, ten days after the Ascension of Christ. All that is missing is the Holy Ghost – often rendered as a dove or tongues of fire – which was lost with the rest of the altar to which this sculpture once belonged. The ensemble is made of oak, which is difficult to carve in such fine detail.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- BK-2007-7
