Plaque with the Journey to Emmaus and Noli Me Tangere

“The power that this sculpture has is precisely in the fact that it’s not always concerned with naturalism and it’s really concerned with telling a story.”

Plaque with the Journey to Emmaus and Noli Me Tangere, ca. 1115–20, León, Spain, ivory, traces of gilding, 27 x 13.4 x 1.9 cm. Video from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Title Plaque with the Journey to Emmaus and Noli Me Tangere
Artist(s) Unrecorded artist
Dates c. 1115–1120
Places Europe / Southern Europe / Spain
Period, Culture, Style Medieval / Romanesque
Artwork Type Sculpture / Relief sculpture
Material Ivory
Technique Carving , Gilding

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