Stavelot Triptych
Dublin Core
Title
Stavelot Triptych
Subject
Narrative scenes of legends of the True Cross (Constantine’s conversion to Christianity, St. Helena’s discovery of the Cross)
Description
Inscription reading ‘Behold the Cross of the Lord. Let adverse parties flee. He [Christ] conquered, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah of the root of David’
Contains slivers of True Cross in inner triptych
Contains slivers of True Cross in inner triptych
Creator
Mosan Metalworkers, Romanesque
Source
Stavelot Abbey, Meuse River Valley, modern-day Belgium
COSAIR Online Collection Catalog. "The Stavelot Triptych." The Morgan Library & Museum
COSAIR Online Collection Catalog. Accessed March 31, 2018. http://corsair.themorgan.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=93248.
Photo Source: "Behind the Scenes: Conservation on the Stavelot Triptych." The Morgan Library & Museum. April 19, 2017. Accessed April 17, 2018. http://www.themorgan.org/blog/behind-scenes-conservation-stavelot-triptych.
COSAIR Online Collection Catalog. "The Stavelot Triptych." The Morgan Library & Museum
COSAIR Online Collection Catalog. Accessed March 31, 2018. http://corsair.themorgan.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=93248.
Photo Source: "Behind the Scenes: Conservation on the Stavelot Triptych." The Morgan Library & Museum. April 19, 2017. Accessed April 17, 2018. http://www.themorgan.org/blog/behind-scenes-conservation-stavelot-triptych.
Publisher
Morgan Library
Date
1156-1158 CE, inner triptychs 11th or 12th century
Format
Copper and silver gilt, precious gemstones, enamel, wood
Size: 48x66 cm with wings open
Size: 48x66 cm with wings open
Type
Triptych reliquary
Files
Citation
Mosan Metalworkers, Romanesque, “Stavelot Triptych,” Medieval Art, accessed May 20, 2022, http://projects.leadr.msu.edu/medievalart/items/show/32.