Word: diptych
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Dates: during 1906-1906
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...University has recently received an exceedingly valuable legacy from the will of the late G. W. Harris of Boston in the shape of a diptych, representing a bishop in full pontifical robes in adoration before the Madonna and Child. This picture was painted by Rogier van der Weyden, a Flemish painter of the 15th century, and is a thoroughly characteristic and very beautiful example of the works of this early master. It will be placed in the Fogg Art Museum as soon as it can be properly and safely mounted...