A green-skinned Man of Sorrows appears in an Umbrian work in this format by the Master of the Borgo Crucifix. The 1992 cleaning of a work in this format revealed an island and a white castle on a small silver-leaf orb that tops a flagstaff. A blue velvet frame with pearls and 16 medallions bordered a work in this format with a Virgin Mary likely modeled on Agnès Sorel (“ahn-YESS so-REL”). Wax interiors were part of Byzantine “consular” works in this format, while an “imperial” one depicts a mounted emperor and is named for the Barberini family. Gothic works in this format include one named for Wilton House and one that Jean Fouquet painted for Melun. This format’s devotional nature was adopted for a silkscreen of 50 garish, monochrome portraits from the 1953 film Niagara. For 10 points, Andy Warhol used what format to memorialize Marilyn Monroe? ■END■
ANSWER: diptychs [accept Marilyn Diptych, Melun Diptych, Wilton Diptych, or Barberini Diptych; prompt on polyptychs; prompt on altarpieces; prompt on panel painting or hinged; prompt on ivory by asking “in what format?”]
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