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Diptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ (left wing: Raising of Lazarus and Crucifixion)

c. 1350–1375

Germany, Thuringia or Saxony, 14th century

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Medium
ivory
Measurements
Part 1: 20.7 x 11.2 cm (8 1/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1984.158.a
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Location
109 Gothic Painting and Sculpture
Print

Description

Ivory diptychs (two panels hinged together) were used for private devotion by their aristocratic owners. The scenes represented here are Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem, the Raising of Lazarus, the Crucifixion, and Christ’s Entombment. They suggest choices made by the original owner who wished to contemplate these aspects of Christ’s passion.
A vertical ivory relief features two scenes framed by elaborate pointed arches. In the top register, figures with slender bodies and flowing drapery surround Christ, who gestures toward Lazarus emerging from a tomb. Below, Christ is centered on a cross. To the left, women stand together; to the right, three men gather, one pointing upward. Intricate carving defines the hair and pleated robes of the cream-colored figures within the rectangular panel.

Diptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ (left wing: Raising of Lazarus and Crucifixion)

c. 1350–1375

Germany, Thuringia or Saxony, 14th century

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