Diptych: Scenes from the Passion and Afterlife of Christ (c. 1330–1350): Art, History and Details

Diptych: Scenes from the Passion and Afterlife of Christ (c. 1330–1350) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

The four scenes represented on this ivory diptych are Christ’s Flagellation and Crucifixion on the left panel and Christ’s Resurrection and Appearance to Mary Magdalene (Noli me tangere, or "Do not touch me"). Ivory diptychs like this one illustrating pivotal moments in the story of Christ’s Passion and resurrection served as powerful tools in the devotional practices of elite members of society during the later Middle Ages.

Object facts

• Title: Diptych: Scenes from the Passion and Afterlife of Christ
• Date: c. 1330–1350
• Culture: France, Gothic period, 14th century
• Type: Ivory
• Technique: ivory
• Dimensions: Overall: 16.9 x 16.5 x 1.3 cm (6 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
• Collection: MED - Gothic
• Department: Medieval Art
• Accession number: 1975.110

Collection credit

Gift of Mrs. Chester D. Tripp in memory of Chester D. Tripp

Further reading listed by the museum

• Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1975.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 63, no. 2 (February 1976): 31–71.
• The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.

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