The first direct visual impression left on a beholder is that the diptych is a representation of an ordered chaos. It is ordered because it is systematically divided into three registers on each wing with each register having six arcuated apertures equidistant from each other and symmetric. On the contrary, it seems chaotic because unlike some other passion diptychs, each individual registers are not bordered inside (or split according to the number of apertures) to explicitly show different scenes. Instead, in most registers in this diptych, …show more content…
Interestingly, the scale of Jesus and his disciples, and the other half- the people and the wall of Jerusalem- are different. Jesus on the colt and his disciples are scaled larger than the people hailing his entry. Noticeably, Jesus head is held high, just as a king nobly receives the respect he is due while he also greets them and accepts their joyous praise. However, this is a sharp contrast from the previous scene – The raising of Lazarus - which is relatively melancholy and calm, suddenly turning to erupting praise which provides an interesting twist in the prayer of the