The Entombment of Christ and the Coronation of the Virgin, right wing of a diptych
Maker
Germany, 14th Century (carver)
Title
The Entombment of Christ and the Coronation of the Virgin, right wing of a diptych
Date of Production
(circa) 1350 - 1375
Dimensions
Height: 157 mm
Width: 88 mm
Width: 88 mm
Accession Number
O.1966.GP.11
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
Nicodemus anoints Christ while
Joseph of Arimathea wraps the body.
Above them Christ crowns his mother
as Queen of Heaven.
Joseph of Arimathea wraps the body.
Above them Christ crowns his mother
as Queen of Heaven.
Provenance
John Betts Collection, Birmingham (?) & Gambier Parry, Thomas & Gambier-Parry, Mark
Inscriptions
Inscription: incised on back 'MONDE' (probably in an 18th-century hand) and inscribed 'John Betts', followed by a number, 2600 or 2601 ('John Betts' presumably refers to the collector of that name active in Birmingham in the mid nineteenth century)
Label: small paper label on back with the number 11 in ink
Label: small paper label on back with the number 11 in ink
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