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Meditation on the Passion
This small ivory carving was originally part of an altarpiece from the Loire. According to tradition the altarpiece was destroyed by the Baron des Ardrets. The carving depicts six of the twelve apostles who appear dejected as they meditate on Christ's Passion. An inscription on the back is rendered in ink, and is signed "Didier-Petit."
Inscription
Provenance
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Collection of the Baron de Theis (Alexandre-Etienne-Guillaume Theis (b. 1765, d. 1842)) and Baronne de Theis: sold, Drouot, Paris, 6-13 May 1874. Bought by Henry Walters from Arnold Seligmann, Rey and Co. in New York in 1922; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1975 | Forgeries and Their Detection. Frick Fine Arts Building, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh. |
| 1962 | The International Style: The Arts in Europe Around 1400. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Measurements
Overall: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.288