The Swansea Altarpiece
1460
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1460
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Swansea Altarpiece is a big wooden altarpiece. It has lots of details and colors. This altarpiece is like others from its time, but we don't know who made it. The Victoria and Albert Museum has it now. It was made to go behind an altar in a church. Look up the technique of sfumato to see how artists created soft, hazy effects like this.
