Wings of an Altarpiece

Wings of an Altarpiece, by Master of the Joseph Legend, c. 1505. Oak, 125 x 48 cm (each), Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels.

"On the left hand panel we see Philip the Fair, in full armour, with uplifted sword in his right hand, presented as the ultimate earthly judge. He is crowned and wears, on his ermine cape, the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece. His breast armour is decorated with the Burgundian, Austrian and Spanish coats of arms. His wife, Joan of Castile, also known as Joan the Mad, wears, above her brocade dress, a wide royal mantle on which the same coats of arms are recognisable. She too wears a crown on her head."

This color image from Web Gallery of Art. Triptych with the Nativity [Art] Retrieved September 2, 2009 from the World Wide Web: http://www.wga.hu/html/d/david/1/triptic1.html