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) |
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| 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 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
A shallow ivory relief with four figures including a young woman holding an infant in her arms and two men standing on either side of her. Above the figures, the top third of the relief is comprised of three pointed and decorated arches.
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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"Fragment of a Diptych: The Virgin and Child with Saints John the Evangelist and John the Baptist | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=72.99.1