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Source Description
The left wing combines the scene of the Nativity with that of the Annunciation to the Shepherds; the right shows the Adoration of the Three Kings. The scenes are set beneath arcades of three trefoil arches.The two scenes are based on the large Passion Diptychs, for example, Walters 71.272. Details relate to Walters 71.201 and other works attributed to Mosan or Flemish artists.Both panels are cracked vertically and one has been rejoined.
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Document identity
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25021
label
Diptych with the Nativity and Adoration
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object
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Source metadata
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25021
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object
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normalized
title
Diptych with the Nativity and Adoration
description
The left wing combines the scene of the Nativity with that of the Annunciation to the Shepherds; the right shows the Adoration of the Three Kings. The scenes are set beneath arcades of three trefoil arches.The two scenes are based on the large Passion Diptychs, for example, Walters 71.272. Details relate to Walters 71.201 and other works attributed to Mosan or Flemish artists.Both panels are cracked vertically and one has been rejoined.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th quarter 14th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
diptychs
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.3
height
5.4
dimensionsRaw
Each panel H: 2 7/8 x W: 2 1/8 in. (7.3 x 5.4 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
med
ivory
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15378
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MED
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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