- Image ID
- 5367
- Filename
- xti_7762pl.jpg
- Title
- Five-Part Diptych, c.500
- Location
- Milan Cathedral Treasury, Milan, Italy
- Caption
- 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. By the 12th century it was no longer used as a book cover, but in the Vespers liturgy of Easter processions. After 1400 it was used as part of a "Pax," a metal plate with a handle presented during the kiss of peace ritual.
- Dates
- created May 12, 2008 | added May 3, 2010 | updated February 28, 2025
- Part of Trip
- 7
- Credit
- Holly Hayes
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved. May not be copied without permission.
- Camera
- Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
- EXIF Data
- 17 mm · 0.01000 sec · ISO 1600
- Image Size
- 3161 x 4000 px (12 MP)
- Quality
- 6
- EdStockPhoto?
- yes
- Art History Images?
- yes