Inv. 64
Nativity and Annunciation to the Shepherds; midwife bathing Christ; musician shepherd playing the bagpipes; sun and moon.
Border of dentils. Pointed trefoils.
Koechlin 1924, Panazza 1968 and Vitali 1976: France, 2nd half of the 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Flat and smooth. Two small holes and dark stained areas where later hinges were attached.
Comments
Two small holes and dark stained areas on the reverse indicate that this panel was once used as the left wing of a diptych. It is uncertain whether this was its original function.
Provenance
Scovolo bequest to the Museum in 1828.
Bibliography
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, p. 211; II, no. 466.
G. Panazza, La Pinacoteca e i Musei di Brescia (Bergamo, 1968), p. 74.
L. Vitali, Avori gotici francesi (Milan, 1976), no. 38.
I. Gianfranceschi, E. Lucchesi Ragni (eds.), Santa Giulia, Museo della città a Brescia (Milan, 2004), p. 148.
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