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| Keywords: French - Diptych with the Virgin and Child, and the Crucifixion - Walters 71276 - Open.jpg On this diptych the emotional quality of the Crucifixion is increased by the detail of the blood that spurts from Christ's side and pierces the Virgin's breast like a knife This motif probably originated in Germany and was derived from the prophecy of the holy man Simeon in the Gospel of Luke that a sword would pierce the Virgin's soul as a mark of her special suffering between 1350 1360 Medieval ivory with traces of paint cm 20 5 26 2 1 accession number 71 276 37105 George de Waroquier Toulouse Sigismond Bardac Paris Arnold Seligmann New York Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1922 On the back of the right leaf inscribed in faded ink Ardenus Grassus de Morario loci de Burossa Lascurensis diocesis; Traslation Ardenus Grassus de Morario of Buros in the diocese of Lascar The International Style The Arts in Europe Around 1400 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1962 Les Fastes du Gothique le Siècle de Charles V Galeries nationales du Grand Palais Paris 1981-1982 place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Sculptures of Madonna and Child Ivory | ||||
