Koechlin 1924: France, 2nd half of the 14th century.
Gaborit-Chopin 2003 and Museum's opinion 2010: Germany?, c. 1360-1380 or 19th century?
Attribution
Unknown
Hinges
Two modern hinges.
Reverse
Labelled 'exposition universelle 1900'.
Recessed with a raised border.
Object Condition
Very cracked, very dry. Small chips to the borders. Lower right corner burnt and broken.
Comments
The iconography is reminiscent of the Atelier of the Master of the Great Passion Diptychs. The style, however, is very different, and the inlaying of beads in the eyes is an unusual feature.
Provenance
Collection Félix Doistau, Paris; gift of Félix Doistau, 1919.
Bibliography
G. Migeon, 'L'Exposition rétrospective de l'art français', in Revue de l'art ancien et moderne, VII, 1900, p. 460.
Exposition Universelle de 1900, Catalogue illustré Officiel de l'Exposition Rétrospective de l'Art Français (Paris, 1900), no. 137.
R. Koechlin, 'Quelques ateliers d'ivoiriers français aux XIII et XIVe siècles. III. L'atelier des diptyques de la Passion', in Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 35 (1906), p. 59.
Les Accroissements des musées français (sous la direction d'Henri Rivière), III, Le Musée du Louvre en 1920. Dons, legs et acquisitions (Paris-New York: Demotte, 1921), fig. p. 48.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, pp. 292, 296; II, no. 806.
E. Gross, Religious Relief Ivory Carving During the Regency and the Reign of Charles V of France (1356-1380), (Ann Arbor, 1986), pp. 236-237.
R. Koekkoek, Gotische ivoren in het Catharijneconvent (Utrecht, 1987), fig. 8a.
D. Gaborit-Chopin, Ivoires médiévaux, Ve-XVe siècle (Paris: Musée du Louvre, 2003), no. 219.
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