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Diptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ (left wing: Raising of Lazarus and Crucifixion)
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About this work
Ivory diptychs (two panels hinged together) were used for private devotion by their aristocratic owners. The scenes represented here are Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem, the Raising of Lazarus, the Crucifixion, and Christ’s Entombment. They suggest choices made by the original owner who wished to contemplate these aspects of Christ’s passion.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineDiptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ (left wing: Raising of Lazarus and Crucifixion), c. 1350–1375. Germany, Thuringia or Saxony, 14th century. Ivory; part 1: 20.7 x 11.2 cm (8 1/8 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1984.158.a
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