Detail of 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.

"... 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 (the Burgundian, Austrian and Spanish 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

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