Description
Ivory diptychs (two panels hinged together) were used for private devotion by their aristocratic owners. The scenes represented here are Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem, the Raising of Lazarus, the Crucifixion, and Christ’s Entombment. They suggest choices made by the original owner who wished to contemplate these aspects of Christ’s passion.
Provenance
de Vinck de Winnezeale, Antwerp, Belgium; (Marie-Eliane d'Udekem d'Acoz, New York).
Diptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ (left wing: Raising of Lazarus and Crucifixion) (right wing: Entry into Jerusalem and Entombment)
c. 1350–1375
Accession Number
1984.158
Medium
ivory
Dimensions
Part 1: 20.7 x 11.2 cm (8 1/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
Classification
Ivory
Credit Line
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
