Crucifix, 1180–1230
Said to be from a monastery near Treviso, northern Italy
Wood with traces of paint
Fletcher Fund, 1947 (47.100.54)
Technical Glossary
Said to be from a monastery near Treviso, northern Italy
Wood with traces of paint
Fletcher Fund, 1947 (47.100.54)
Rather than emphasizing his pain and suffering on the cross, this image presents Christ in glory, alive, eyes wide open. He wears a full-length robe connoting his kingly and priestly rank. This type of crucifix is known as the Volto Santo (Holy Face). It is a copy of a sculpture in Lucca, Italy. The Lucca crucifix was likely made in the 700s, but medieval legend held that it was made by Nicodemus, a disciple of Jesus who witnessed the Crucifixion.
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Related Index Terms
Material and Technique
- • Sculpture, In the Round, Europe
- • Sculpture, in the Round, Europe, Italian Peninsula
- • Wood, organized by technique
- • Wood, organized by technique, Carved
- • Wood, organized by technique, Painted
- • Wood, Sculpture in the Round
Object
Subject Matter/Theme
- • Figure, Biblical
- • Figure, Biblical, New Testament
- • Figure, Biblical, New Testament, Crucifixion
- • Figure, Christ
- • Religious Art, Christianity
