NATIONAL TREASURES: THE WILTON DIPTYCH IN OXFORD

NATIONAL TREASURES

The Wilton Diptych in Oxford

Open 10 May 2024 – 1 Sep 2024

England: 400–1600 Gallery 41, 2nd Floor

The Ashmolean is proud to be a partner venue for the National Treasures displays in 2024.

As part of its 200th birthday celebrations, the National Gallery is loaning 12 paintings to venues around the UK, with the displays all opening on 10 May 2024.

The Ashmolean will display the Wilton Diptych, painted about 1395-9 and made for Richard II, King of England from 1377 to 1399. The small, portable altarpiece is one of a handful of English panel paintings to have survived from the Middle Ages.

The 14th-century painting known as the Wilton Diptych showing King Richard II presented to the Virgin and Child by his Patron Saint John the Baptist and Saints Edward and Edmund

A detail from the Wilton Diptych, painted on oak c. 1395-9, known as the Wilton Diptych showing King Richard II presented to the Virgin and Child

Discover more about The Wilton Diptych, and related Museum objects on our new FREE Smartify audio tour.
The tour includes 22 stops as well as both BSL and audio descriptions.

Download it to your phone before your visit or listen at home. When you visit look out for the large blue discs on the floor.

1h 30 mins

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