Diptych of Saint Louis crowned by Christ, and the Crucifixion
Diptych of Saint Louis crowned by Christ and the Crucifixion
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Diptych of Saint Louis crowned by Christ, and the Crucifixion
Diptych of Saint Louis crowned by Christ and the Crucifixion
Diptych of Saint Louis crowned by Christ and the Crucifixion
Date of Production
c. 1325-50
Medium
carved ivory with traces of pigment
Dimensions
Height: 85 mm
Width: 94 mm
Width: 94 mm
Accession Number
O.1966.GP.4
Mode of Acquisition
Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
On the left panel, the infant Christ blesses and crowns a haloed figure, who is thought to be the French King Louis IX (sainted in 1297). Kneeling to the other side of Christ is probably Saint Louis’s granddaughter Marie de Bourbon-Clermont, a Dominican nun. King Louis strongly supported the Christian monastic orders.
Both figures wear cloaks which were originally painted to appear black – the colour of the Dominican order.
On the left leaf donors kneel to either side
of the Virgin and Child. The male donor’s
crown and halo imply a saintly royal figure,
while his hooded cloak may be that of the
Dominican order.
Both figures wear cloaks which were originally painted to appear black – the colour of the Dominican order.
On the left leaf donors kneel to either side
of the Virgin and Child. The male donor’s
crown and halo imply a saintly royal figure,
while his hooded cloak may be that of the
Dominican order.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscribed on back with a large 5 in black ink
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