Diptych with Scenes from the Life of Saint Martin of Tours: The Consecration of Saint Martin as Bishop (left); Saint Martin Shares his Cloak with a Beggar

1340–1350 Overall: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.); Closed: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.103

This beautiful and well-preserved diptych includes its original polychromy, gilding, and silver hinges, though these are no longer connected. With its lapis background, red roof tiles, and gilded details of the figures’ clothing, the appearance is one of luxuriousness. The dip...

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