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| Keywords: French - Right Leaf of a Diptych with Scenes of Christ's Passion - Walters 71280.jpg The Washing of the Feet Gethsemane and Crucifixion are shown beneath arcades of five undecorated trefoil arches The carving is summary and gives an impressionistic effect of light and shade Two of the three hinges remain A rough hole in the center of the top arcade and a chip from the lowest arcade occur and there are several long vertical cracks in the panel The whole panel is stained brown probably reflecting an early application of varnish The left leaf with the Entry into Jerusalem Last Supper and Arrest of Christ is in the collection of the British Railways Pension Fund on loan to the Walters The format of the diptych follows the Parisian Passion Diptychs with several unusual details for example the fainting posture of the Virgin which is seen in some German and Mosan examples in Liege and the Louvre The style of the carving suggests either a Mosan artist working in Paris or a Mosan interpretation of a Parisian work The carving technique is very different with simplified cutting that has left high ridges for the lay of light and shade A rare feature is the use of heads or in some cases heads and shoulders to indicate figures in the background In the Gethsemane scene for instance there are three Apostles behind Christ one indicated by a head with his shoulder fading into the hillock a second with only a head and the third with a hand and right arm making a gesture In the Washing of the Feet heads are also used to indicate figures in the background The background figures are in addition purposefully less well defined so that the carver has in effect introduced what appears to be atmospheric perspective The matching leaf is carved by another hand in a more conventional manner ca 1400 late Medieval ivory cm 22 5 10 1 accession number 71 280 1754 Charles Tesart Collection Tesart Sale Paris June 24-25 1924 lot 88 Henri Daguerre Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1925 Recent Accessions The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1981 place of origin Belgium Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review | ||||
