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Crucifixion triptych (formerly known as the Estouteville Triptych)

Maker

(artist)
1375-1399

Title

Crucifixion triptych (formerly known as the Estouteville Triptych)

Date of Production

(circa) 1374

Dimensions

Height: 83.1 cm
Width: 56.3 cm

Accession Number

P.1947.LF.109

Mode of Acquisition

Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

On display

Keywords










agony

Label Text

This is one of the few surviving 14th-century triptychs from northern Europe.
Triptychs consist of three panels hinged together. Most often folded closed and set on an altar, they were opened for prayer and on special holy days, revealing the rich representations within. Unusually, the wings of this work were sawn at some point, separating the fronts and backs. The outer panels depict saints with ties to the Franciscan orders, including Saint Francis preaching to the birds. Inside, the triptych acts like an illustrated Bible. Its small figures and individual episodes recall the delicate images found in religious manuscripts. The main panel shows the Crucifixion, surrounded by scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary.

Provenance

Lee Bequest 1947

Exhibition History

British Primitives, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1923

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