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| Keywords: French - Diptych with Scenes from the Passion of Christ - Walters 71179 - Open.jpg By the middle of the 14th century the ivory workshops of Paris were creating large-scale diptychs two hinged panels with numerous scenes from the Passion cycle Thirteen are found here reading from top to bottom and left to right Christ's Entry into Jerusalem the Washing of the Feet the Last Supper the Garden of Gethsemane the Arrest of Christ the Hanging of Judas the Flagellation of Christ Christ bearing the Cross to Calvary the Crucifixion the Deposition Entombment Christ appearing to Mary Noli me tangere and Christ's Descent into Limbo Notably Parisian in style are the slender figures with their swayed elegant poses and smooth drapery folds Diptychs were used as aids in prayer by the wealthy owners who commissioned them between 1350 1365 Medieval ivory with traces of paint and gilding cm 25 23 2 1 accession number 71 179 25829 Listed in an inventory dated 1430 of the Treasury of the Cathedral of Vich Catalonia Museum at Vich Spain until 1903 Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters The International Style The Arts in Europe Around 1400 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1962 Ivory The Sumptuous Art The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1983-1984 Images in Ivory Precious Objects of the Gothic Age The Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit; The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1997 place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
