Gothic Ivories Project | Diptych, 2 registers, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures) (Front)

Diptych, 2 registers, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures) (Front)

Diptych, 2 registers, 3 arches across (frise d'arcatures) (Front)

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Subject
Religious. Infancy of Christ. Life of Christ.

Private collection, London (in 2015)

S/n

Ivory;metal (hinges)

Height: 152 mm
Width: 83 mm (each)
Depth: 6mm

Wing, left
Register 1: Presentation in the Temple; maid holding a candlestick and a basket of doves brought as offerings; Joseph holding a basket of offerings.
Register 2: Annunciation. Nativity with Annunciation to the Shepherds; Virgin holding Christ's hand; Virgin lying with her head to the right.
Wing, right
Register 1: Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist; Longinus with spear kneeling in prayer; Stephaton giving Christ vinegar; Stephaton holding a bucket.
Register 2: Adoration of the Magi.
Pierced trefoils in the spandrels.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two hinges.

Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of polychromy: traces of red paint or bole (trefoils).

Reverse
Flat and smooth. Longer edges slightly chamfered.

Object Condition
Repairs around the hinges.
Missing: spear with sponge originally held by Stephaton.

Provenance
Art market, Paris, July 2002; Sam Fogg Gallery, 11 October 2002; private collection, London (in 2015).

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