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ID number: BIRBI-49.5 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Italian Title / Object name: Crucifix Object type: Art object Culture: Italian Date made: about 1125-50 Materials: Bronze Measurements: 32.7 x 22.1 cm Provenance: Purchased from F.A. Drey, February 1949, for £1,000 |
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This crucifix was perhaps made in Tuscany. It is incised with the Madonna, St John and an angel on the recto (front), and symbols of the Four Evangelists and the Lamb of God on the verso (back). In medieval churches, a crucifix was often attached to the top of a major altarpiece, or placed above a rood screen that separated the public nave from the church sanctuary. |
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| Deutscher Verlag fur Kunstwissenschaft, Berlin Bloch, Peter Deutscher Verlag fur Kunstwissenschaft, Berlin 1992 | |
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