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Source Description
Used for personal devotion, this diptych could be closed and easily carried by its owner. Its four reliefs summarize salvation history from the Incarnation to the Second Coming. The owner could have identified with worshiping figures like Joseph bending over his newborn son, the Magus kneeling to present his gifts to him, the apostle John mourning at Calvary, or the dead rising from their graves on Judgment Day. The scenes from Jesus' earthly life include strikingly human, emotional details: the Virgin tenderly grasps the infant's hand, Christ playfully holds up the Magi's gifts, and Mary swoons at the sight of her son's death. As a reminder of the future judgment, the Virgin is shown on the lower right imploring Christ to forgive our sins.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
21790
label
Nativity, Adoration of the Magi, Crucifixion, Last Judgement
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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21790
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object
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normalized
title
Nativity, Adoration of the Magi, Crucifixion, Last Judgement
description
Used for personal devotion, this diptych could be closed and easily carried by its owner. Its four reliefs summarize salvation history from the Incarnation to the Second Coming. The owner could have identified with worshiping figures like Joseph bending over his newborn son, the Magus kneeling to present his gifts to him, the apostle John mourning at Calvary, or the dead rising from their graves on Judgment Day. The scenes from Jesus' earthly life include strikingly human, emotional details: the Virgin tenderly grasps the infant's hand, Christ playfully holds up the Magi's gifts, and Mary swoons at the sight of her son's death. As a reminder of the future judgment, the Virgin is shown on the lower right imploring Christ to forgive our sins.
provenance
Éduard Chappey, Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, June 5-7, 1907, no. 1682; Leon Gruel, Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1375-1400 (Medieval)
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rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Ivory & Bone
diptychs
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
16.8
height
8
dimensionsRaw
6 5/8 x 3 1/8 in. (16.8 x 8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Flemish
style
Gothic
dynasty
Valois Dynasty
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ivory
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6505
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MED
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1957
2064
246
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2816
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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ed3220ccb4fe76a3