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Source Description
The image of the Crucifixion acquired new poignancy during the later Middle Ages, when devotion became more personal and popular guides to meditation emphasized Christ's suffering on the cross. On this panel, the theme of suffering is also reflected in the anguished poses of the Virgin and St. John.
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Document identity
localId
26562
label
Diptych Leaf with the Crucifixion
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
26562
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Diptych Leaf with the Crucifixion
description
The image of the Crucifixion acquired new poignancy during the later Middle Ages, when devotion became more personal and popular guides to meditation emphasized Christ's suffering on the cross. On this panel, the theme of suffering is also reflected in the anguished poses of the Virgin and St. John.
provenance
Georges Hoentschel, Paris; Sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, April 1910, Lot 13; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1350-1375 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
diptychs
ivories
panels
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14.4
height
8.4
depth
0.8
dimensionsRaw
5 11/16 x 3 5/16 x 5/16 in. (14.4 x 8.4 x 0.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
German
style
Gothic
inscriptions
Traces of a gilded inscription on the cross above Christ's head: INRI; [Transcription] I(esus) N(azarenus) R(ex) I(udeorum); [Translation] Jesus the Nazarene
King of the Jews
med
ivory, traces of gilding
creator_ids
6211
15378
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
215
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
93bd91d1e2775183