04 Aalabaster Sculptures, RELIGIOUS ART, God the Father, The Annunciation, The Miraculous Draught of the Fishes and the Virgin and Child – with footnotes #187

North German, mid 16th century
God the Father

Aalabaster with remains of gilding
17 by 14 in.; 43.2 by 35.6cm.
Private collection

God the Father is depicted here crowned and holding an orb, representing the realm of the Earth over which he rules…

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