Gothic Ivories Project | Diptych, 2 registers (Front)

Diptych, 2 registers (Front)

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Subject
Religious. Infancy of Christ.

Repository Institution
bresciamusei.com

Brescia, Museo della Città

Inv. 60

Ivory;metal (hinges)

Height: 90mm
Width: 126mm (open)

Wing, left
Register 1: Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds.
Register 2: Adoration of the Magi; one of the Magi kissing Christ's foot; attendant with horse.
Wing, right
Register 1: Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; saint Mary Magdalene embracing the foot of the cross.
Register 2: Coronation of the Virgin; musician angels playing the psaltery.
Beaded border.

Panazza 1968: 15th century.
Museum's opinion 2010: Verona?, 15th century.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two hinges.

Reverse
Flat and smooth. Labels with inscription '60'.

Provenance
Brozzoni bequest to the Museum in 1863.

Bibliography
G. Panazza, La Pinacoteca e i Musei di Brescia (Bergamo, 1968), p. 74.

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