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| Keywords: Flemish - Diptych with Saint George and the Dragon, and the Virgin and Child with Saints - Walters 711181 - Open.jpg On the left panel of this superb devotional ivory St George in medieval armor raises his lance and shield in triumph An angel lifts his helmet from his head as the rescued princess leads away the defeated dragon The right panel shows the Virgin and Child between Saints John the Baptist and Catherine of Alexandria The choice of St Catherine suggests that this diptych was made for the private use of an aristocratic woman between 1340 1360 Medieval ivory cm 9 1 12 1 0 7 accession number 71 1181 34597 R Forrer Strassbourg E and M Kofler-Truniger Lucerne Thomas Flannery Winnetka Illinois Thomas Flannery Sale Sotheby's London December 1 1983 lot 63 Edward Lubin New York Max Falk New York Walters Art Museum Gift of Mr Max Falk in honor of former Director and Medieval Art Curator Richard H Randall 1991 place of origin west Belgium Walters Art Museum license Medieval ivory in the Walters Art Museum Flemish religious art in the Walters Art Museum Reliefs of Saint George and the Dragon Madonna and Child Ivorycarving from Flanders | ||||
