Diptych with Scenes from the Life of Christ (left wing: Raising of Lazarus and Crucifixion) (right wing: Entry into Jerusalem and Entombment)
Unknown Artist
c. 1350–1375
Medium
ivory
Dimensions
20.7 × 11.2 cm
Classification
Ivory
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Accession Number
1984.158
About this artwork
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.