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Diptych, 2 registers, 4 arches across (frise d'arcatures) (Front)

Diptych, 2 registers, 4 arches across (frise d'arcatures) (Front)
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Subject
Religious. Passion. Life of Christ.

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Ivory;metal (hinges;clasp)

Wing, left
Register 1: Crucifixion; Virgin supported by the Holy Women; sun and moon; Saint John the Evangelist and onlookers holding scrolls; Longinus kneeling in prayer; Stephaton giving Christ vinegar; Stephaton holding a bucket.
Register 2: Nativity and Annunciation to the Shepherds; midwife placing a pillow under the Virgin's head; swaddled Christ; musician shepherd holding bagpipes.
Wing, right
Register 1: Entombment (Anointing of Christ's body), with the Virgin, Holy Women and saint John the Evangelist.
Register 2: Adoration of the Magi; attendant with horses; whips.
Incised trefoils in the spandrels.

Unpublished.


Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two hinges.

Provenance
Collection of Édouard Chappey: sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 5-7 June 1907, lot 1680.


Image

© Bibliothèque des Arts décoratifs, Paris, Collection Maciet. Volume 325/10/95.

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