A diptych: Scenes from the life of Saint George ( recto ); and The Annunciation ( verso )

GERMAN SCHOOL, 16TH CENTURY A diptych: Scenes from the life of Saint George (recto); and The Annunciation (verso) oil on panel, in an engaged frame closed: 53 5/8 x 20 7/8 in. (136.2 x 53 cm.); open 53 5/8 x 42 1/8 in. (136.2 x 107 cm.) inscribed recto 'QVO SA CTVS GEOGIVS CAPADOVS GENERE FILLAM REGIS / SYLENE VT GENI ROSVS MILES A DRACONE LIBERAVTI.' (upper left); 'QVO S GEORGIVS FACVITATIBVS EGENIS DISTRIBVTIS / MILICIE RENVTIAVIT VTXPIANOS CONFORTARET' (centre left); 'QVO S GEORGIVS ARGVENS Y DOLATRAS DVCTVS EST / CORAM PPOSITOVT FIDE V PI COPELLERET VR ABNEGARET' (centre left); 'QVO FACTO SIGNO TER VENENV BIBIT SINE LESIONE / VNDE CONVERTIT INCATATOREM QVI LIVENENV DEDERAT' (lower left); 'QVO POSITVS FVPE SVPRA ROTAM GLADIIS CIRCVSEPTAM / A QVA VIRTVTE DIVINA LEDI NON POTVIT' (upper right); 'QVO POSITVS EST IN SARTAGINE PLONBO / LIQVEFACTO PLENA IQVA QVASI I BALNEO STETIT ILLESVS' (centre right); 'QVO DICTVS EST AD TEMPLVM Y DOLORVM / ET EO CRATE TEMPLV / CV / Y DOLIS ET SACERDOTIBVS FVLGVRE / PLHIIT' (centre right); and 'QVO S GEORGIVS CAPITIS OBTVNVEATIONE / GLORIOSVM MARTIRIVM CONSVMAVN' (lower right); and inscribed verso '·ECCE· ANCILLA · DOMINI · FIAT · MICHI · SCDM · VERBVM ·TVVM·' (centre left); and '·AVE · GRA · PLENA · DOMINUS ·TE· CVM·' (centre right)