Inv. 969.7.37
Saint John the Baptist holding the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei); camel hide; standing Virgin and Child; saint Christopher carrying Christ across the river.
Pointed trefoils.
Museum's opinion 2011: France (Paris), 2nd half of the 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Hinges
Traces of two later missing hinges on the left side.
Reverse
Recessed to receive the wax, with a raised border.
Labels with inscriptions: 'COLLECTION DU DR P. THOBY NANTES V'; 'EXPOSITION D'ART RELIGIEUX 1933, LA PSALLETTE DE NANTES, 311', '49', '30', 'FX'.
Object Condition
Two central holes in the upper part of the panel.
Comments
The panel was reused later, possibly as part of a diptych, as is evidenced by the trace of two hinges to the left side.
Provenance
Collection of Edward Barry, Toulouse: his sale, Paris, 2-4 June 1880, lot 44; collection of M. Coyaud, Nantes; collection of Dr. Paul Thoby, Nantes (bought from Coyaud on 5 June 1925; no. V of Thoby's collection): his bequest to the museum in 1969.
Bibliography
P. Thoby, carnet n° 48, Ivoires, Dossier Thoby, Archives du musée Dobrée [s.d.; handwritten], pp. 11-12, no. V.
Exposition d'art religieux à la Psallette, exhibition catalogue, Nantes, Psallette de Nantes, 1933, no. 311.
Art médiéval de France: collections du Musée Thomas Dobrée de Nantes, exhibition catalogue, Fribourg, Musée d'art et d'histoire de Fribourg, 22 June-24 September 1972, no. 103 (D. Costa).
Art et liturgie au Moyen Âge, exhibition catalogue, Angoulême, Chambéry, Caen, Nantes, Nice, December 1976-January 1978, no. 181.
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