Gothic ivory Crucifixion, from a diptych

An image of Sculpture / Plaque. Crucifixion. Under a cusped and crocketted arch, Christ hangs on the cross, which is painted black. On the left is the Virgin, and on the right St John, each holding a book. The spandrels are painted black with two gilt trefoils. Carved ivory, with painted and gilded decoration, height, whole, 3 1/4 in, width, whole, 1 3/4 in, circa 1300-1400. Gothic. Medieval. French.

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Sculpture / Plaque. Crucifixion. Under a cusped and crocketted arch, Christ hangs on the cross, which is painted black. On the left is the Virgin, and on the right St John, each holding a book. The spandrels are painted black with two gilt trefoils. Carved ivory, with painted and gilded decoration, height, whole, 3 1/4 in, width, whole, 1 3/4 in, circa 1300-1400. Gothic. Medieval. French.

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Accession Number: M.19-1917
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 636 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 578.15kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2013:01:24 10:43:36

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14th Century arch arched biblical Calvary carved Christ cross crown crown of thorns crucified crucifix crucifixion cusped devotional diptych Easter Fitz_AA French gilded Golgotha Gothic grief ivory Jesus Mary Medieval New Testament painted passion Passion of Christ relief religion religious Saint John sculpture sorrow spandrels St John St John the Evangelist trefoil Virgin Mary

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