Diptych with Saint George and the Dragon, and the Virgin and Child with Saints

1340-1360 (Medieval)

12.1 cm 9.1 cm 0.7 cm

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On the left panel of this superb devotional ivory, St. George, in medieval armor, raises his lance and shield in triumph. An angel lifts his helmet from his head, as the rescued princess leads away the defeated dragon. The right panel shows the Virgin and Child between Saint...

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R. Forrer, Strassbourg, E. and M. Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne; Thomas Flannery, Winnetka, Illinois; Thomas Flannery Sale, Sotheby's, London, December 1, 1983, lot 63; Edward Lubin, New York; Max Falk, New York; Walters Art Museum, 1991, by gift.
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