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Diptych with scenes of the Nativity, the Crucifixion, and the Last Judgement

Authors

RISD Museum
Robert Brinkerhoff, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow

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Description

This diptych was intended for private devotional viewing by privileged members of the French court and the Roman Catholic Church. Composed of four arcaded compartments once embellished with gold leaf and colored pigments, it narrates Mary’s role as mother and intercessor. The Annunciation and the Nativity of Christ at lower left face the presentation of the Infant Jesus to gift-bearing Magi. Above, Mary swoons at the Crucifixion, then reappears enthroned to be crowned by Christ. In the final panel at the upper right she kneels beside Christ on Judgment Day as souls arise from tiny sepulchers below. 1275-1325

Publication Date

1-26-2012

Publisher

RISD Museum

City

Providence, Rhode Island

Keywords

Rhode Island School of Design Museum; French; Roman Catholic Church; ivory; diptych; relief; Virgin Mary; Christ; Annunciation; Nativity; Magi; Crucifixion; Last Judgment; 13th Century

Disciplines

Art and Design

Recommended Citation

RISD Museum and Brinkerhoff, Robert, "Diptych with scenes of the Nativity, the Crucifixion, and the Last Judgement" (2012). Channel. 6.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/risdmuseum_channel/6