id: 114206
accession number: 1933.448.2
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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
title: Bifolio with Scenes from the Life of Christ
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creation date: 1230–1240
creation date earliest: 1230
creation date latest: 1240
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creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: Germany, Lower Saxony (Diocese of Hildesheim), Braunschweig(?), 13th century
technique: tempera, and gold on vellum
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type: Manuscript
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CREATORS
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measurements: 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.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Object in Focus: Pair of Bifolia from a Psalter with Scenes from the Life of Christ
opening date: 2001-01-09T00:00:00
Object in Focus: Pair of Bifolia from a Psalter with Scenes from the Life of Christ. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 9-February 18, 2001).
title: Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2007-05-10T00:00:00
Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. National Museum of Bavaria, Munich, Germany (May 10-September 16, 2007); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (October 30, 2007-January 20, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 13-June 7, 2009).
title: Visions of the Divine: Textiles and Manuscripts from Medieval Germany (Manuscript and Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115
opening date: 2016-12-14T05:00:00
Visions of the Divine: Textiles and Manuscripts from Medieval Germany (Manuscript and Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 14, 2016-December 4, 2017).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': '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."', 'opening_date': '2001-01-09T00:00:00'}
* {'description': '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"', 'opening_date': '2007-05-10T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Convent Kamnade
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Westphalian Castle Library
date: 1777
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Baron Münchhausen, Münster in Westphalia
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Convent Kamnade; Westphalian Castle Library (1777); Baron Münchhausen, Münster in Westphalia
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 148-149, no. 51
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Couzin, Robert. Right and Left in Early Christian and Medieval Art. Boston: Brill, 2021.
page number: Mentioned; p. 214, n. 11.
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IMAGES
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