Gothic Ivories Project | Gabled diptych, 1 register, 2 arches across (Front)

Gabled diptych, 1 register, 2 arches across (Front)

Gabled diptych, 1 register, 2 arches across (Front)

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Subject
Religious. Passion.

Unknown location

S/n

Ivory;metal (hinges)

Wing, left
Deposition with the Virgin holding Christ's hand; Joseph of Arimathea holding Christ's body; saint John the Evangelist.
Wing, right
Crucifixion, with jet of blood striking the Virgin's chest; swooning Virgin supported by Holy Women; saint John the Evangelist and onlookers holding scrolls.
Tracery. Band of flowers.

Unpublished.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two hinges.

Provenance
Bequest of Gwynne M. Andrews to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in 1931 (Inv. 31.33.40); de-accessioned.

Image

Conway Library © Courtauld Institute of Art.

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