Gold Ground

Describes the gold-coated background of the painting, which puts the events in a spaceless and timeless supernatural sphere. It was not until the 15th century that the gold background was replaced by landscapes and architectural backgrounds.

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We have been running a specialist store for facsimiles for nearly 15 years in Regensburg's Old Town, just opposite the "Schottenportal" of the Romanesque Scots Monastery of St. Jacob at Jakobstraße 6.