Winged Altarpiece: Moses on Mount Sinai
by NICHOLAS OF VERDUN, Gilt copper, embedded enamel, 14 x 10 cm
This is one of the forty-five panels on the altar-frontal (pulpit) designed by Nicholas of Verdun, and exemplifies the most important characteristics of his style: monumental figures, trough-like drapery folds that indicate the movement and torsion of the figure, dramatic presentation of the theme, and sophisticated imagery.
Above the enamel panel of Moses are to the left and right respectively personifications of humility and patience.