- Period
- Gothic
- Date
- c. 1325–1350
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object no.
- 1951.450
Triptych: The Life of the Virgin
Unknown maker, c. 1325–1350
Cleveland Museum of Art · Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund · Public domain
- Maker
- Unknown maker
- Date
- c. 1325–1350
- Medium
- ivory, traces of gilding
- Dimensions
- Overall: 25.9 x 21.3 cm (10 3/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
- Period
- Gothic
The record
Why it matters
The Virgin and Child, standing beneath a three-part arch, occupy the central plaque of this triptych. On the wings are carved four scenes from the life of the Virgin: the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Adoration of the Magi, and Christ's Presentation in the Temple. By the end of the 12th century, devotional objects like this became widespread in many parts of Western Europe as a result of the growing cult of the Virgin.