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Gothic ivory diptych carved with Biblical scenes

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An image of Sculpture. Diptych with modern hinges. Carved with trefoil arches under which are the following scenes: a) Top left: Annunciation and Visitation; b) Bottom left: Virgin and Child with two angels; c) Top right: Last Judgement; d) Bottom right: Crucifixion with Virgin and St John. Ivory, carved, height, whole, 17.6 cm, width, whole, 7.6 cm, width, overall, 15.4 cm, circa 1300-1400. Gothic, Medieval. French.

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Sculpture. Diptych with modern hinges. Carved with trefoil arches under which are the following scenes: a) Top left: Annunciation and Visitation; b) Bottom left: Virgin and Child with two angels; c) Top right: Last Judgement; d) Bottom right: Crucifixion with Virgin and St John. Ivory, carved, height, whole, 17.6 cm, width, whole, 7.6 cm, width, overall, 15.4 cm, circa 1300-1400. Gothic, Medieval. French.

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  • Accession Number: M.17-1904
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/45.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Andrew Norman
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 865 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 717.79kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 200
  • Fnumber: 45/1
  • Captured: 2013:01:23 11:05:59

Key words

14th Century angels annunciation arch arches Baby Jesus Bible biblical Calvary carved Christ Christ child Christianity Christmas cross crown crown of thorns crucified crucifix crucifixion devotional diptych Easter Fitz_AA French Golgotha Gothic infant Christ ivory Jesus judgement judgement day Last Judgement Madonna Marian Mary Medieval mother mother and child New Testament passion Passion of Christ relief religion religious Saint John saints scenes sculpture St John St John the Evangelist trefoil Virgin and Child Virgin Mary visitation Xmas

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