FRENCH, 14TH CENTURY

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A carved ivory dyptich depicting the Nativity and the Crucifixion
French, 14th century
The left leaf depicting the holy family with Mary lovingly reaching down to the Infant Christ laying swaddled in the manger; the right leaf depicting the Crucified Christ flanked by Mary and John, both beneath Gothic tracery. Mounted on a modern stand.
7.7 cm. high

來源

Acquired from Julius Böhler, circa 1988.

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Christiaan van Rechteren

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A similar but slightly smaller dyptich is illustrated in D. Gaborit Chopin, Ivoires Médiévaux Ve-XVe siècle, Paris 2003, cat. no. 207, p. 471.
The typical composition used for the nativity can be found on several small ivory panels from the 14th century. Op. Cit., cat. nos. 203 and 203a, p. 467, cat. no. 204a, p. 467, nos. 206 and 206a, p. 470 and no. 207, p. 471.

FRENCH, 14TH CENTURY

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