France 14th century - A 14th century French carved ivory Crucifixion relief

France 14th century

A 14th century French carved ivory Crucifixion relief

With minimal remains of former, presumably partial, polychromy and gilding. This ivory presents the scene of the crucified Christ accompanied by the Virgin Mary, two mourning women, Saint John the Evangelist, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea in high relief beneath three Gothic arches. A comparable panel from a diptych displaying a highly similar composition is housed in the Gulbenkian Collection in Lisbon (inv. no. 423), there described as “Paris, circa 1325/1350”.
Some vertical cracks. Two drilled holes in the upper centre. Some yellowing. 10.5 x 6.3 cm.

Literature

For the comparable ivory in Lisbon see Sarah M. Guerin: Gothic Ivories. Calouste Gulbenkian Collection, Lisbon 2015, p. 58, cat. no. 1.