Diptych with the Nativity and the Mass of Saint Gregory

Unknown artist

Date: early 16th century

Medium: Boxwood

Dimensions: Open: 3 1/4 × 3 1/2 × 9/16 in. (8.3 × 8.9 × 1.5 cm) Closed: 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (8.3 × 4.5 × 3.2 cm)

Classification: Sculpture-Miniature-Wood

Culture: Netherlandish

Themes: Angels, Christ, Crucifixion, Nativity, Saints, Virgin Mary

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Date range

1500 – 1525

Largest dimension

3.2 cm

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