Diptic in photoshop12/16/2023 ![]() Consular and Imperial DiptychsĬonsular diptychs could be painted, made of sculpted ivory, or embellished with precious stones. The simple wooden plates became richly embellished artifacts. During the Late Roman Empire, magistrates started to offer diptychs to their most loyal followers. A stylus – a sharp writing tool – was used to write on the wax-filled recesses in the wooden plates. In Late Antiquity, diptychs were used as writing tablets. 1473-75 (Uffizi Gallery, Florence)ĭiptych of Maarten van Nieuwenhove, Hans Memling, 1487 (Hans Memling Museum, Bruges)Ĭalm Down in a Diary (Diptych), David Salle, 1982 (Tate Modern, London) The Duke and Duchess of Urbino Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza, Piero della Francesca, ca. The Wilton Diptych, unknown artist (English or French), ca. Examples of Diptych ArtworksĬonsular Diptych of Flavius Anastasius Probus, Byzantine period, 517 (Bibliothèque Nationale de France)ĭiptych: The Nativity and The Annunciation to the Shepherds The Last Judgment, unknown French artist, ca. Diptych can also designate a writing tablet used during Antiquity and composed of two plates often covered in wax, or a tablet with the written names of bishops, martyrs, and benefactors of the Early Christian liturgy. The panels are usually painted or carved with related illustrations. The two plates or panels, attached or hinged together, are either mobile or stationary. The word comes from the Greek “ dipthukos”, and the Late Latin “ diptycha” meaning folded double. ![]()
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