Tabernacle House Altar with the Adoration of the Shepherds, the Adoration of the Magi, and the Annunciation., by Reinhold Vasters, second half 16th century (panels); ca. 1865–90 (frame)
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Tabernacle House Altar with the Adoration of the Shepherds, the Adoration of the Magi, and the Annunciation.

Reinhold Vasters (German, Erkelenz 1827–1909 Aachen)

Italian

second half 16th century (panels); ca. 1865–90 (frame)

Medium
Ebony-veneered soft wood, silver gilt, rock crystal, agate, and reverse painted and gilded glass.
Classification
Glass
Dimensions
H. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm), w. 8 1/16 in. (20.4 cm), d. 2 3/8 in (6 cm).
Culture
German
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection
Credit line
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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