Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
The form of this ivory, four panels assembled like a folding screen, is extremely rare. The panels are carved with Passion scenes that follow Parisian tradition, yet this ivory is attributed to a German workshop based on its style and some of the details, such as the pierced rosettes above the gables. At the Crucifixion, the Virgin is pierced by a sword emerging from the side of Christ, a feature of German mysticism referring to her great sorrow (Luke 2:34-35).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
23291
label
Passion Scenes
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
23291
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Passion Scenes
description
The form of this ivory, four panels assembled like a folding screen, is extremely rare. The panels are carved with Passion scenes that follow Parisian tradition, yet this ivory is attributed to a German workshop based on its style and some of the details, such as the pierced rosettes above the gables. At the Crucifixion, the Virgin is pierced by a sword emerging from the side of Christ, a feature of German mysticism referring to her great sorrow (Luke 2:34-35).
provenance
Arnold Seligmann, Rey and Co., New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1370-1380 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
quadriptychs
ivories
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
18.7
height
24.3
depth
0.6
dimensionsRaw
7 3/8 x 9 9/16 x 1/4 in. (18.7 x 24.3 x 0.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
German
style
Gothic
med
ivory
creator_ids
6211
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
215
961
2064
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
3a2f2dc5c2d50daa