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Collection Period: 15th century

The Last Supper

Christ, shown frontally with a halo, sits with His disciples around a round table. At the center, He points to the lamb placed on a platter. In the foreground, seen from behind, Judas turns his face toward the viewer while hiding the money pouch in his left hand behind his body. Two attendants—possibly slaves—wearing Phrygian caps serve the meal. Behind them rise three rows of spiral columns and a staircase. Above, in a second scene, Christ kneels to wash the apostles’ feet before a half‑open double door.

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The Circumcision

A scene set inside the temple, before an open curtain, with a crowd of people visible in the background. At the center sits Joseph, offering the naked Christ Child to the priest’s knife. Behind him waits another father with his own infant. To the right, shown in profile, the Virgin Mary prays. To the left stands a man in profile holding a candle. In the foreground, positioned between Joseph and the viewer, the priest holds a basin as part of the ritual.

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