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Fragment of a Diptych: The Virgin and Child with Saints John the Evangelist and John the Baptist

Title Fragment of a Diptych: The Virgin and Child with Saints John the Evangelist and John the Baptist (La Vierge et l'Enfant, avec Saint Jean l'Evangéliste et saint Jean-Baptiste, fragment d'un diptyque)
Date Ca. 1350
Medium Elephant ivory
Dimensions Overall: 3 1/2 x 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (8.9 x 0.5 x 5.7 cm)
Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 72.99.1

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In this carving, the Virgin Mary cradles the Christ Child while Saint John the Evangelist holds a palm frond and Saint John the Baptist clutches a disc depicting a lamb (symbolizing Christ). The group stands beneath pointed arches, recalling the placement of sculptures of saints beneath arched canopies in many Gothic churches.


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