Diptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ (left wing: Raising of Lazarus and Crucifixion) (c. 1350–1375): Art, History and Details

Diptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ (left wing: Raising of Lazarus and Crucifixion) (c. 1350–1375) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

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

Ivory diptychs (two panels hinged together) were used for private devotion by their aristocratic owners. The scenes represented here are Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem, the Raising of Lazarus, the Crucifixion, and Christ’s Entombment. They suggest choices made by the original owner who wished to contemplate these aspects of Christ’s passion.

Object facts

• Title: Diptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ (left wing: Raising of Lazarus and Crucifixion)
• Date: c. 1350–1375
• Culture: Germany, Thuringia or Saxony, 14th century
• Type: Ivory
• Technique: ivory
• Dimensions: Part 1: 20.7 x 11.2 cm (8 1/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
• Collection: MED - Gothic
• Department: Medieval Art
• Accession number: 1984.158.a

Collection credit

Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund

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