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Altarpiece of the Virgin, Eglise de Saint-Roch, Ternant, Burgundy, France

Portrait of the donor Philippe de Ternant, wearing his armorial colours and the Order of the Golden Fleece, kneeling in front of an altar, presented by St John the Baptist with his lamb, from the Altarpiece of the Virgin, 1430-40, in the Eglise de Saint-Roch, Ternant, Nievre, Burgundy, France. The altarpiece was commissioned by Philippe de Ternant and his wife Isabeau de Roye, and depicts 7 scenes of the Life of the Virgin, both painted and sculpted, including the Annunciation, Dormition and Glorification. It was made by Brabant and Flemish workshops in painted and gilded carved wood. The altarpiece has been restored many times and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Portrait of the donor Philippe de Ternant, wearing his armorial colours and the Order of the Golden Fleece, kneeling in front of an altar, presented by St John the Baptist with his lamb, from the Altarpiece of the Virgin, 1430-40, in the Eglise de Saint-Roch, Ternant, Nievre, Burgundy, France. The altarpiece was commissioned by Philippe de Ternant and his wife Isabeau de Roye, and depicts 7 scenes of the Life of the Virgin, both painted and sculpted, including the Annunciation, Dormition and Glorification. It was made by Brabant and Flemish workshops in painted and gilded carved wood. The altarpiece has been restored many times and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen