Diptych with Scenes of the Life of Christ and the Virgin, Saint Michael, John the Baptist, Thomas Becket, and the Trinity

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ca. 1350 · Elephant ivory · The Cloisters

The densely packed scenes on this large diptych depict an unusually rich array of New Testament events, apocryphal legends, and the lives of the saints. The sequence of events shown on the left panel beginning with the lower left row is: the Annunciation, Nativity, Adoration of the Magi, Presentation in the Temple, Resurrection, Descent into Hell, and Coronation of the Virgin. On the right panel, beginning with the lower row is: Saint Michael the Archangel and Saint John the Baptist, the martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket, Crucifixion, Ascension, Holy Trinity, and Virgin nursing.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1350

Medium

Elephant ivory

Culture

German

Department

The Cloisters

Credit line

The Cloisters Collection, 1970