FRONTAL Y LATERALES DE ALTAR DE SAN CRISTÓBAL DE TOSES. CONFIRMACIÓN DEL CONJUNTO GÓTICO MEDIANTE EL ESTUDIO DEL SOPORTE

Abstract

New data obtained from the study of the wooden support system of the Saint Cristobal altar frontal and the Toses altar side panels, both at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC) but exhibited separately - confirm that originally they were part of the same ensemble that adorned the main altar in the church of St. Cristobal de Toses (Ripollès, Catalonia). Despite having the same provenance, the possibility of displaying these paintings together has been historically controversial because of the evident difference in quality between the painting from the altar frontal and the side panels. The confirmation that these paintings in effect are all part of the same ensemble is very relevant, since this is the only group known at present of an altar frontal and its original side panels dating from the lineal-Catalan-Gothic period.