Gothic Ivories Project | Diptych, 2 registers, 4 arches across (frise d'arcatures) (Wing, left)

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

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

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Wing, right

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Subject
Religious. Passion. Life of Christ.

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Ivory;metal (hinges)

Wing, left
Register 1: Agony in the Garden (Christ at Gethsemani); apostles asleep.
Register 2: Annunciation; vase of lilies; dove of the Holy Spirit. Nativity and Annunciation to the Shepherds.
Wing, right
Register 1: Christ washing the feet of the apostles; Noli me Tangere (Christ appearing to saint Mary Magdalene); tree.
Register 2: Adoration of the Magi; Entry into Jerusalem.
Pointed trefoils in the spandrels. Border of dentils.

Attribution
Unknown

Hinges
Two hinges.

Object Condition
Broken around the hinges.

Provenance
Beurdeley collection, Paris: sale, Paris, 16 April 1887, lot 77 (right wing). Collection of Aimé Desmottes, Paris: his sale, Paris, Drouot, 19-23 March 1900. Collection of Édouard Chappey, Paris: sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 5-7 June 1907, lot 1683.

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