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Source Description
The Crucifixion scene, which shows Christ with blood issuing from his wound, is placed beneath an arcade of three arches, above which angels hover. It contains seven figures. On the left are two soldiers with the robe of Christ, a third soldier, and the Virgin; on the right are John, and Longinus on horseback.The miters for the hinges are broken, and two holes have been drilled at the top center of the panel. There is considerable gilding, including the hair and beards of the figures, wings of the angels, garments of Christ, harness of the horse, and the background, which is dotted with stars and the letters IN/RI flanking the cross.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
1391
label
Right Leaf of a Diptych with the Crucifixion
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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1391
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Right Leaf of a Diptych with the Crucifixion
description
The Crucifixion scene, which shows Christ with blood issuing from his wound, is placed beneath an arcade of three arches, above which angels hover. It contains seven figures. On the left are two soldiers with the robe of Christ, a third soldier, and the Virgin; on the right are John, and Longinus on horseback.The miters for the hinges are broken, and two holes have been drilled at the top center of the panel. There is considerable gilding, including the hair and beards of the figures, wings of the angels, garments of Christ, harness of the horse, and the background, which is dotted with stars and the letters IN/RI flanking the cross.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1400 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
diptychs
leaves (components)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9.2
height
10.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 5/8 x W: 4 in. (9.2 x 10.2 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
inscriptions
[Transcription] flanking the cross: IN/RI
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ivory
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6200
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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