Gothic Ivories Project | Triptych, 3 registers, with arches (frise d'arcatures) (Back)

Triptych, 3 registers, with arches (frise d'arcatures) (Back)

Triptych, 3 registers, with arches (frise d'arcatures) (Back)

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Subject
Religious. Passion. Life of Christ.

Repository Institution
www.auxerre.com

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Auxerre, Treasury of Saint-Etienne cathedral

Inv. 50

Ivory;metal (hinges)

Height: 91mm
Width: 97mm (open)

Wing, left
Register 1: Nativity; midwives bathing Christ.
Register 2: Entry into Jerusalem.
Register 3: Flagellation.
Centre panel
Register 1: Adoration of the Shepherds; Adoration of the Magi.
Register 2: Christ washing the feet of the apostles; Betrayal (Taking of Christ; Kiss of Judas).
Register 3: Crucifixion; Deposition.
Wing, right
Register 1: Flight into Egypt.
Register 2: Christ before Pilate.
Register 3: Entombment.

Inventaire 1892: 19th-century imitation of 15th-century style.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two hinges on either side.

Reverse
Flat and smooth. Longer edges chamfered on the centre panel. Label with inscription 'XIVe'.

Provenance
In the Treasury of the Cathedral by 1892.

Bibliography
M. Bonneau, M. Monceaux, M. F. Molard, Inventaire du trésor de la cathédrale d'Auxerre (Auxerre, 1892), no. 50.

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