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Gabled panels (fragments of a triptych or a polyptych), 1 register, 1 arch across (Front)
Gabled panels (fragments of a triptych or a polyptych), 1 register, 1 arch across (Front)
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Subject
Religious.


Unknown location

S/n

Ivory

Height: 162 mm

Panel 1
Adoring Magi (part of an Adoration of the Magi scene).
Panel 2
Annunciation; vase of lilies; dove of the Holy Spirit.
Pointed trefoils in the gables.


Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Traces of two missing hinges on the right side of the Annunciation panel and on both (?) sides of the Adoration panel.

Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of polychromy: architectural details, lining of the Virgin's cloak, painted wings of the angel.

Comments
The Annunciation scene probably was the outer left wing, as no hinges feature on its left edge.

Provenance
Christie's, London, 6 July 1993, lot 12 or Sotheby's, New York, 6 June 1993, lot 12. Brimo de Laroussilhe, art dealer, Paris (in 1994).


Image

Conway Library © Courtauld Institute of Art.

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