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Source Description
The upper register contains the Presentation in the Temple; the lower, the Nativity, with the Annunciation to the Shepherds in the background. The heavy Burgundian-type drapery in the upper scene, particularly that of the Virgin, suggest a date close to 1400. The scenes are shown beneath arcades of three trefoil arches.The hinges are missing, and the panel was recut for second hinges. The upper register shows traces of lapis blue behind the crockets; the lower scene has traces of green landscape and blue sky.The reverse of the panel is engraved with the Magdalen at the foot of the Cross in an oval with decorative borders, taken from an Italian (?) print of th late 16th century. The engraving would indicate that the ivory was still in use in the 16th century.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
31901
label
Diptych Leaf with the Life of the Virgin
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
31901
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Diptych Leaf with the Life of the Virgin
description
The upper register contains the Presentation in the Temple; the lower, the Nativity, with the Annunciation to the Shepherds in the background. The heavy Burgundian-type drapery in the upper scene, particularly that of the Virgin, suggest a date close to 1400. The scenes are shown beneath arcades of three trefoil arches.The hinges are missing, and the panel was recut for second hinges. The upper register shows traces of lapis blue behind the crockets; the lower scene has traces of green landscape and blue sky.The reverse of the panel is engraved with the Magdalen at the foot of the Cross in an oval with decorative borders, taken from an Italian (?) print of th late 16th century. The engraving would indicate that the ivory was still in use in the 16th century.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 14th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
diptychs
leaves
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
10.2
height
5.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 x W: 2 5/16 in. (10.2 x 5.8 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
med
ivory
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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bc3270f18d371f88
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no
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no
seq
2
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photo
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a0b6c072e9f5ba7d
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no
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no