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Retable and Frontal of the Life of Christ and the Virgin

Spanish, 1396

6.7 m × 3.85 m

Longer than a car. Stood on end it is 3.9 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 3.85 m
Width: 6.7 m
Medium: Tempera and gold on panel
Kind: Painting
Made in: Spain
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Retable: 257 × 669.9 cm (99 3/4 × 263 3/4 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 6.7 m × 2.57 m. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: Gift of Charles Deering

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 6.7 m × 3.85 m. Longer than a car. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1396. It is in the public domain, and The Art Institute of Chicago publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Art Institute of Chicago: Gift of Charles Deering.
How was it made?: Tempera and gold on panel, made in Spain, 14th century.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Art Institute of Chicago. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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