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Diptych - Scenes from the Passion of Christ

Scenes from the Passion of Christ

  • Object:

    Diptych

  • Place of origin:

    France (possibly, made)
    Germany (possibly, made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1350-1360 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Ivory carved in high relief

  • Museum number:

    290-1867

  • Gallery location:

    Sculpture, room 111, case 8

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Ivory was used all over Europe for religious works of art. It was often combined with precious metals and usually took the form of relief panels, for book covers, portable altars and caskets. An almost unbroken tradition of ivory carving extends from the Roman and Byzantine empires until the end of the 14th century. From about 1250, Paris became the centre of production for figures and reliefs intended for private devotion.

Physical description

Diptych with twelve scenes from the Passion of Christ in three tiers, the subjects separated by columns; above each scene are trefoil arches. The scenes (beginning at the top and reading across both leaves) are - the Entry into Jerusalem; the Washing of the Disciples' Feet; the Last Supper; the Betrayal; the Flagellation; Christ carrying his cross; the Crucifixion; the Entombment; the Resurrection; Christ meeting St. Mary Magdalene in the Garden; the Incredulity of St. Thomas.

Place of Origin

France (possibly, made)
Germany (possibly, made)

Date

ca. 1350-1360 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Ivory carved in high relief

Dimensions

Height: 27.5 cm, Width: 23 cm

Descriptive line

Ivory depicting Scenes from the Passion of Christ, made in France or Germany, 1350-1360

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1867. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868., p. 6.
Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory. London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1927-1929. Part II. p. 23.
Gross, Enid Karr. Religious relief ivory carving during the regency and reign of Charles V of France (1356 - 1380). [Ph. D. dissertation] Syracuse University, 1986. pp. 173-175, 248-249. pl. 51.

Production Note

East French or Rhenish.

Materials

Ivory

Techniques

High relief

Subjects depicted

Mary Magdalene (Saint); Jesus Christ; Judas (Iscariot); The Disciples; Thomas

Categories

Sculpture; Religion

Collection code

SCP

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