Pair of Exceptional Flemish or Dutch Renaissance Oak Relief Panels

A magnificent pair of deeply carved Renaissance oak relief panels, each depicting a biblical scene beneath a finely detailed architectural canopy. The left panel shows the Adoration of the Magi, the right the Presentation in the Temple, both framed by exuberant strapwork, volutes, and caryatid herms characteristic of Antwerp Mannerist design.
The scenes are rendered in exceptionally high relief, the figures animated with sculptural vitality and rhythmic drapery folds, set within intricately modelled architectural settings that recall the ornament prints of Cornelis Floris de Vriendt (1514–1575) and Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527–1606). Each composition is framed within a round-arched niche enriched with Gothic quatrefoils transitioning into early Renaissance grotesques—a hallmark of mid-16th-century Netherlandish woodcarving.
The high technical refinement, subtle undercutting, and expressive modelling align these works with the production of the Antwerp workshops, whose reliefs were exported across Europe for integration into domestic furniture, choir stalls, and devotional cabinets. Comparable panels are held in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, and the Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp, many attributed to the circle of Jan van Steffeswert and the Floris school.
Condition: Outstanding; rich deep patina, minimal wear to projecting details; later framed for wall display.