Frames and supports in 15th and 16th-century Southern Netherlandish painting

CATALOGUE 388 13. Anonymous, wings with St John the Baptist and St Wilgefortis. Closed: Annunciation , early 16th century Inv. no. O.SJ0185.I Bibliography: Lobelle and Van Cleven 1976, 568-569, S.68. Panels: each wing consists of a single board, slotted into the groove of the frame. The panels are ± 0.6 cm thick. Slight rounded bevel on the Annunciation side. There is a distinct difference in quality between the painting on the inside and that of the outside: the Annunciation suggests a surer hand. Frames: slotted joints, top: cut square on both faces; bottom: cut square on outside, mitre on inside. Two pegs reinforce each joint. On the stiles, traces of a closing hook that has now disappeared. Mouldings and joints suggest a later date: mid-16th century (?). Polychromy appears original: outside, brown and green marbling with mitres painted in trompe-l’œil ; inside, oil gilding on red base, and small flat outer edge painted black.