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Five-Part Diptych
Milan Cathedral Treasury, Milan, Italy
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Known as the "Five-Part Diptych" because each panel is divided into five plates, this beautifully carved Gospel book cover dates from the late 5th or early 6th century and was probably made in Ravenna. It is now kept in the Milan Cathedral Treasury. There are notable similarities in the iconography with 5th-century sarcophagi and early 6th-century mosaics of Christ in Sant'Apollinare Nuovo. It may have been a gift from the Byzantine emperor...
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Title
Five-Part Diptych
Dates
c. 500
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Five-Part Diptych
Added By
Holly Hayes
Date Published
May 24, 2012
Last Updated
July 14, 2023