Ivory object composed of a central panel and two lateral shutters, adorned with scenes from the life of Christ.

Triptych known as the "Saint-Sulpice-du-Tarn Triptych", Cl. 13101 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Detail of a carved ivory panel depicting Christ on the Cross surrounded by several figures.

Triptych known as the "Saint-Sulpice-du-Tarn Triptych", Cl. 13101 (detail) © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Detail of a carved ivory panel depicting three figures under arcades, separated by small columns.

Triptych known as the "Saint-Sulpice-du-Tarn Triptych", Cl. 13101 (detail) © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Detail of a carved ivory panel depicting three magi, two of whom are crowned, in an architectural setting.

Triptych known as the "Saint-Sulpice-du-Tarn Triptych", Cl. 13101 (detail) © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Detail of a carved ivory panel depicting Christ Carrying the Cross in an architectural setting.

Triptych known as the "Saint-Sulpice-du-Tarn Triptych", Cl. 13101 (detail) © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Detail of a carved ivory panel depicting the Descent from the Cross in an architectural setting.

Triptych known as the "Saint-Sulpice-du-Tarn Triptych", Cl. 13101 (detail) © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Detail of a carved ivory panel depicting a couple with a baby in an architectural setting. Frontal view.

Triptych known as the "Saint-Sulpice-du-Tarn Triptych", Cl. 13101 (detail) © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Triptych known as the "Saint-Sulpice-du-Tarn Triptych"

Description

On display - room 10

13th century

High Middle Ages

A masterpiece of the art of Parisian ivory carvers, this triptych with movable shutters combines the balance of compositions, the monumentality of the figures on the central plate, standing out quasi in the round in a thick ivory plaque, and the science of bas-relief in the sculpture of the shutters.

The Passion and the Childhood of Christ are depicted in five scenes across two registers. In the centre of the lower register, the Virgin Mary (who once held the Child) is surrounded by two angels.
 

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