Passion diptych

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Maker

Title

Passion diptych

Date of Production

c. 1350-75

Medium

carved ivory with silver hinges and fastening

Dimensions

Height: 192 mm
Width: 210 mm
Depth: 12.5 mm

Object Number

O.1966.GP.9

Mode of Acquisition

Gambier-Parry, bequest, 1966

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Label Text

This diptych belongs to a group of closely comparable works
in which the Passion of Christ is recounted, often in vivid detail,
to encourage the viewer to imagine they were present at the
events. The order in which they are to be read, whether from
left to right, top to bottom, or vice versa, can vary. In this piece,
the narrative begins at the bottom left with the Annunciation and
follows from left to right until the Pentecost (the coming of
the Holy Spirit represented as a dove) at the top.

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Exhibition History

National Gallery (permanent display during closure), National Gallery, London, 14/09/2018-03/09/2021
CORPUS: The Body Unbound, Courtauld Gallery, London, 16/06/2017-16/07/2017
The Gambier-Parry Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1967

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