NATIONAL TREASURES: THE WILTON DIPTYCH IN OXFORD

PAST FREE DISPLAY

Open 10 May 2024 – 1 Sep 2024

England: 400–1600 Gallery 41, 2nd Floor

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

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

The Ashmolean displayed 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

The Wilton Diptych
English or French, painted about 1395-9. Egg on oak. 53 × 37 cm
© The National Gallery, London

 

About NG200 at the National Gallery

About the Wilton Diptych

FREE AUDIO TOUR

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 and can be enjoyed from home.

  1h 30 mins

LISTEN NOW

NEW TO SMARTIFY? FIND OUT MORE

INTERACTIVE LEARNING GUIDES

Spot the details, pick what is precious to you and design a personalised symbol.

Download our interactive learning guides to discover more about the Wilton Diptych on your visit. 
 

EXPLORE THE WILTON DIPTYCH PDF
SPOT THE DETAILS PDF
THE DIPTYCH'S KINGLY COLOURS PDF