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Diptych with the Nativity and Adoration
(Medieval Europe )
The left wing combines the scene of the Nativity with that of the Annunciation to the Shepherds; the right shows the Adoration of the Three Kings. The scenes are set beneath arcades of three trefoil arches.
The two scenes are based on the large Passion Diptychs, for example, Walters 71.272. Details relate to Walters 71.201 and other works attributed to Mosan or Flemish artists.
Both panels are cracked vertically and one has been rejoined.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Belgium, Flanders
(Place of Origin)
Belgium, Meuse Valley (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Each panel H: 2 7/8 x W: 2 1/8 in. (7.3 x 5.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.194