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

catalogue 612 kuringen, herkenrode abbey (ha) 1. Anonymous, The Miracle of the Holy Sacrament , second half 16th century (overpainted in the 18th century and again recently) Bibliography: Verougstraete-Marcq and Van Schoute 1979, 49-53. Panel: two vertical boards, radially cut; butt-joined, without reinforcing dowels; V-shaped notching on the sides to facilitate the adhesion of the glue. The panel is 1.3 cm thick and set into the frame with forged nails. Notches have been made in the frame to accommodate them. Frame: rebated. Slotted joints, mitred on both sides; each corner strengthened with two pegs. A third pin of square section has been struck to the side of the tenon, eventually as to push the tenon more tightly against the mortise to strengthen the joint . Saw-marks are visible on the reverse of the frame. At the bottom, two trapezoidal recesses tell us that the painting was originally placed on a base, which has since disappeared. The hanging hook is old, but covers original hanging/holding holes. The inscription on the bottom rail is from the 16th century: that on the upper rail is part of the later overpainting. The X-radiograph enables us to reconstruct the original appearance of polychromy on the stiles: a floral pattern, a shield surrounded by phylacteries. X-radiograph