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Triptych: The Life of the Virgin
c. 1325–1350
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The Virgin and Child, standing beneath a three-part arch, occupy the central plaque of this triptych. On the wings are carved four scenes from the life of the Virgin: the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Adoration of the Magi, and Christ's Presentation in the Temple. By the end of the 12th century, devotional objects like this became widespread in many parts of Western Europe as a result of the growing cult of the Virgin.
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- Title: Triptych: The Life of the Virgin
- Date Created: c. 1325–1350
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 25.9 x 21.3 cm (10 3/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
- Provenance: Collection of Count Scipio, Krakow (late 19th century) (Engraving no. 57, pl. III in sale catalogue or collection catalogue tbd), Boehm collection, Vienna., Prince of Liechtenstein, Vaduz, Rosenberg and Stiebel, Inc. New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art., The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Ivory
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.450
- Medium: ivory, traces of gilding
- Fun Fact: The pinnacle, roof moldings, and base are modern additions attached before the object entered our collection.
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: France, Lorraine?, or Austria?, Gothic period, 14th century
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: MED - Gothic
- Accession Number: 1951.450
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