Bifolio with Scenes from the Life of Christ
1230–1240
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Bifolio with Scenes from the Life of Christ, 1230–1240. Germany, Lower Saxony (Diocese of Hildesheim), Braunschweig(?), 13th century. Tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 31 x 22.5 cm (12 3/16 x 8 7/8 in.); framed: 48.3 x 63.5 cm (19 x 25 in.); overall: 30.7 x 45.2 cm (12 1/16 x 17 13/16 in.); matted: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1933.448.2
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Manuscript
- Formatted Medium
- tempera, and gold on vellum
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 31 x 22.5 cm (12 3/16 x 8 7/8 in.); Framed: 48.3 x 63.5 cm (19 x 25 in.); Overall: 30.7 x 45.2 cm (12 1/16 x 17 13/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1933.448.2
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Object in Focus: Pair of Bifolia from a Psalter with Scenes from the Life of Christ, Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art, Visions of the Divine: Textiles and Manuscripts from Medieval Germany (Manuscript and Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115, Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; January 9 - February 18, 2001. "Object in Focus: Pair of Bifolia from a Psalter with Scenes from the Life of Christ."<br>Bavarian Nationalmuseum, Munich (5/10/2007 - 9/16/2007), the J. Paul Getty Musuem, Los Angeles (10/30/2007 - 1/20/2008) and Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (2/13/2009 - 6/7/2009): "Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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