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Panel (fragment of a triptych), 1 register (Front)
Panel (fragment of a triptych), 1 register (Front)
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Cologne, Museum Schnütgen

Inv. B 22

Ivory

Height: 60mm
Width: 30mm
Depth: 5mm

Standing angel holding a candlestick (part of a 'Vierge glorieuse' scene).

Museum's opinion 2013: France, early 14th century.


Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Traces of two missing ring hinges (?) on the right side.

Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of polychromy: green (candlestick); red (flame).

Object Condition
Missing: upper part of the panel featuring the arch (the capital where the arch sprang is still visible to the right). The left border also seems to have been repaired.

Comments
This panel certainly was the left wing of a triptych featuring the Virgin and Child in the centre panel and another angel on the right wing.

Provenance
Collection of Fritz Witte: his donation to the Museum in 1920.


Image

Foto: © Rheinisches Bildarchiv Köln.

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