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Source Description
On this diptych, the emotional quality of the Crucifixion is increased by the detail of the blood that spurts from Christ's side and pierces the Virgin's breast like a knife. This motif probably originated in Germany and was derived from the prophecy of the holy man Simeon (in the Gospel of Luke) that a sword would pierce the Virgin's soul as a mark of her special suffering.
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Document identity
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37105
label
Diptych with the Virgin and Child, and the Crucifixion
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object
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1
Source metadata
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37105
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object
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normalized
title
Diptych with the Virgin and Child, and the Crucifixion
description
On this diptych, the emotional quality of the Crucifixion is increased by the detail of the blood that spurts from Christ's side and pierces the Virgin's breast like a knife. This motif probably originated in Germany and was derived from the prophecy of the holy man Simeon (in the Gospel of Luke) that a sword would pierce the Virgin's soul as a mark of her special suffering.
provenance
George de Waroquier, Toulouse; Sigismond Bardac, Paris; Arnold Seligmann, New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1350-1360 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
diptychs
ivories
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
20.5
height
26.2
depth
1
dimensionsRaw
8 1/16 x 10 5/16 x 3/8 in. (20.5 x 26.2 x 1 cm)
Source extras
cul
French
style
Gothic
inscriptions
On the back of the right leaf inscribed in faded ink: Ardenus Grassus de Morario loci de Burossa Lascurensis diocesis; [Traslation] Ardenus Grassus de Morario
of Buros
in the diocese of Lascar.
med
ivory with traces of paint
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6229
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MED
exhibition_ids
2064
2052
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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941c2279bb4d1c12