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Leaf of a Diptych with the Crucifixion and Nativity
14th Century6 3/8 x 3 1/4 x 3/8 in. (16.2 x 8.2 x 1 cm)
French artist
France
Object Type:
Sculpture
Medium and Support:
Ivory
Credit Line:
R. T. Miller Fund
Accession Number:
1949.19
Location: Currently on view
This is one side of an intricately carved ivory diptych. The upper register of the piece shows the Crucifixion; the lower depicts the Nativity. Scenes from Christ’s birth and death were often paired as a shorthand reference to key moments in the Christian narrative. Luxury ivories were produced in France in large numbers during the 1300s.
[Gallery label text, June 2013]
[Gallery label text, June 2013]
Provenance
Richard von Passavant-Gontard (1852–1923), Frankfurt; Goldschmidt Gallery, New York (after 1929) [possibly Jakob Goldschmidt (1882 - 1955), Berlin and New York?]; Joseph Brummer, New York (dealer) [catalogue number N2733]; his sale, Part I, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, April 20-23, 1949, lot no. 650; purchased by the Gallery at that sale.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection Memorial Art Gallery 9/30/1949 - 10/30/1949
- Medieval Art in Upstate New York Everson Museum of Art 4/1/1974 - 5/31/1974
- The Christmas Story Memorial Art Gallery 12/3/1976 - 1/2/1977
- Treasures from Rochester Memorial Art Gallery 4/14/1977 - 5/28/1977
- Combinations: Lines of Time Memorial Art Gallery 1/13/1979 - 3/4/1979
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Scope: Reproduction only. Susan Dodge Peters, ed. Memorial Art Gallery: An Introduction to the Collection. New York, New York: Memorial Art Gallery in association with Hudson Hills Press, 1988.
- Article Title: Notable Additions to the Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance Collections. Article Scope: Article. Memorial Art Gallery. Gallery Notes. Rochester, New York: Memorial Art Gallery, 1935-1995. Volume Number: 15, Issue Number: 1. Issue Date: October, 1949.
- Article Scope: Reproduction only. Rochester Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Handbook. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 1961.
- Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. Denys Sutton. Treasures from Rochester: Exhibited at Wildenstein Galleries, New York, April 14-May 28, 1977: Summary Catalogue. Rochester, New York: Memorial Art Gallery, 1977.
- Article Author: Walsh, David A.. Article Title: Notes on the Iconography of a Fourteenth-Century Ivory. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Porticus. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery Volume Number: 7 Issue Date: 1984. Page Number: 1-7
- Apollo. London, England: Apollo
- Article Scope: Mention. Elizabeth Brayer. Magnum Opus: The Story of the Memorial Art Gallery, 1913-1988. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1988.
- Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. Peg Weiss, ed. Medieval Art in Upstate New York. Syracuse, NY: Everson Museum of Art of Syracuse and Onondaga County , 1974.
- Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. Richard H. Randall, Jr.. The Golden Age of Ivory: Gothic Carvings in North American Collections. New York, NY: Hudson Hills Press, 1993.
- Article Scope: Mention and reproduction. Annual Report. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery Issue Date: 1950/1951.
- Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. The Notable Art Collection Belonging to the Estate of the Late Joseph Brummer, Part I. New York, NY: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., 4/20/1949-4/23/1949.
- Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. Sammlung R. von Passavant-Gontard. Frankfurt Am Main, Germany: Gedruckt von A. Osterrieth, 1929.
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