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| Keywords: Italian - Triptych with the Passion of Christ and Saints - Walters 71101.jpg The central panel is carved with the Crucifixion at the top in the gable and the Deposition and Entombment below An unusual detail in the Entombment is the rectangular wooden coffin prepared for the body of Christ In the wings the angel of the Annunciation and the Virgin appear in the gables Saint John the Baptist and Saint Michael stand below on the left and Saint John the Evangelist and Saint George on the right The borders are pearled; those on the cetnral panel have a drilled dot in each pearl The center gable decorated with branches of pomegranate caped with the fruit is flanked by two towers The unusual treatment of the central panel with towers and pomegranates has led scholars to attribute the triptych to Portugal or various colonies The model for the triptych however is a Venetian ivory in the Victoria and Albert Museum The wings of the Walters piece including the pearled borders are copied exactly from the London example The main panel is different as is the gable which in London lacks the pomegranates However the gable of the Victoria and Albert example was originally flanked by towers of a similar nature which have been cut off The question arises whether the bone example is a copy made in another location or a cheaper product from the same Venetian workshop It is noteworthy for its Byzantinizing style especially the figures of Saint George and Saint Michael The triptych considerably rubbed has a small break at the base of the central panel and four cuts for earlier hinges The present pin hinges are replacements late Other date century 14 Medieval bone cm 24 7 14 6 accession number 71 101 14718 Said by the vendor to have come from a Portuguese convent Henri Daguerre Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1925 place of origin Venice Italy Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
