The Crucifixion

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1425

MediumIvory

DimensionsOverall: 4 × 3 inches (10.16 × 7.62 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust

Object number51-8

On View

Not on view

Gallery Location

Collections

Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts

Terms

DescriptionRight half of diptych. Top slightly curved. Scene under single Gothic arch. Two figures each side of crucified.Gallery Label

Gallery Label

The 13th and 14th centuries brought an increased demand for objects to adorn private places of worship, such as consecrated chapels in both domestic and public settings.

These three intricately carved ivory panels are the right halves of two-panel devotional objects, called diptychs. They depict the Crucifixion of Christ, a popular subject matter for ivory diptychs. In all three, the scene is set within a framework of Gothic architectural elements, including trefoil and pointed arches. Finely formed details in the ivory emphasize the figures' mournful expressions and ornately draped robes.

Provenance

Émile Baboin (1860-1930), Lyons, France;

E. Poehl, by March 13, 1951;

Purchased from Poehl, through R. Stora and Co., by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1951 [1].

NOTES:

[1] Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Raphael Stora Art Galleries Stock Sheets, box 1, folder 3.

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