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Ivory Carving in the Gothic Era, 13th–15th centuries
Elephant tusks—exotic, rare, and characterized by a pearly lustrous surface, were prized in medieval Europe for carving into luxurious objects. From the eight to twelfth centuries, during the Carolingian, Ottonian, and Romanesque periods, ivory was used largely in the creation of precious book covers; objects used in the service of the church, ranging from holy water buckets to oliphants to reliquaries; and ornamental plaques for ecclesiastical furniture. The supply of elephant tusks dwindled in the twelfth century, but when ivory reappeared in northern Europe in the mid-thirteenth century, artists and patrons quickly renewed the art of ivory carving. Instead of a revival of earlier forms, however, the Gothic period saw the revival of a new range of ivory object types: statuettes and statuette groups for the church or the private home; small paneled objects called diptychs (two panels), triptychs (three panels), and polyptychs (many panels) with scenes in low relief that unfold for private meditation; and luxury objects for personal use, such as combs, mirror backs, writing tablets, and caskets. The golden age of Gothic ivory carving spanned a century and a half, from about 1230 to 1380, at which point the supply of ivory to northern Europe again dwindled.
Ivory Carving in the Gothic Era, 13th–15th centuries | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropol who presented one to the abbey of poissy. in central europe, too, a similar tactic of using bone to reproduce the look of ivory was used to fashion parade saddles for aristocratic knights ( 40.66 ). ... the carving of ivory flourished again in the late fifteenth century when portuguese merchant sailors extended european trading routes down the west coast of africa into the region that is still known today as the ivory coast.
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Ivory and Boxwood Carvings, 1450–1800 | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of african elephant tusks can be more than ten feet long and weigh more than 200 pounds, yet the deep pulp cavity in the upper third of the tusk creates a hollow region and the area surrounding it is restricted to shallow carving. the process of discerning the optimal sections of the tusk and extracting the maximum usable matter was as daunting as cutting a diamond. ... the tapering solid ends (rarely more than eight inches in diameter)
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Panel, Plaque - The Adoration of the Magi - Victoria & Albert Museum - Search the Collections and in two contemporary illuminated gospels, made in cologne, now housed in the hessisches landesmuseum in darmstadt (exh.cat. 'die zeit der stauffer', stuttgart, 1977, no. 620.) materials ivory techniques carving; high relief subjects depicted jesus christ; mary (virgin mary); star; adoration of the magi; caspar (king); melchior (king); bethlehem; gift; baltasar (king) categories sculpture; religion;
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O113786/panel-plaque-the-adoration-of-the-magi/ [769 words]
Relief - The Judgement of Paris - Victoria & Albert Museum - Search the Collections wood and stone are relatively easy to carve, other materials such as gemstones are much more demanding. most of these carvings were made for wealthy patrons and collectors, who delighted in the rarity of the material and quality of the carving. this ivory relief gives a classicising and elegant interpretation of the subject. the pale, fine surface of the ivory mirrors the flesh of the elongated nudes. the composition may well be based on an engraving.
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O89245/relief-the-judgement-of-paris/ [376 words]
Techniques of Decoration on Arms and Armor | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museu the edges of which were decoratively cut with sometimes elaborate motifs reminiscent of gothic tracery. the techniques of fretting and openwork are also used for decorating japanese armor and weapons mounts, as well as islamic armor. ... carving and chiseling the decorative carving of weapons dates back as far as the stone age. the wooden or ivory parts of weapons, such as dagger and sword hilts ( 26.145.243 ), can be carved in low or high relief,
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Head of a roaring lion ¦ Highlights ¦ Ancient Near Eastern Art ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works of Art ¦ The Metropolitan M 3 x d. 2 3/4in. (9.5 x 7.6 x 6.9cm) classification ivory/bone-sculpture credit line rogers fund, 1962 accession number 62.269.1 on view: gallery 400 description provenance description assyrian-style ivory carving, contrasting with phoenician- and syrian-style ivories found at nimrud, is illustrated by this ferocious lion's head. assyrian craftsmen also carved subjects that appear on the stone bas-
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Gamepiece with Episode from the Life of Apollonius of Tyre ¦ Highlights ¦ Medieval Art ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works of here two men lower her coffin while two others watch. the scene is conceived in spatial layers: coffin, figures lowering it, onlookers, and sail. the illusion of deep space is enhanced by almost three-dimensional carving, with some areas in the round, a rare feature in walrus-ivory reliefs. while the subject is unique in romanesque art, the plastic style of figure carving and the fine detail have parallels in cologne ivories of the second half of the twelfth century.
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