Central Plaque of a Cross
The rose-colored face of Christ, his chalk-white torso with fine lines of gilded copper that articulate the interior and exterior lines of his body, and the knee-length deep-blue loincloth link this cross to a small number of others associated with the abbey at Grandmont.
Artwork Details
- Title: Central Plaque of a Cross
- Date: ca. 1185–95
- Geography: Made in Limoges, France
- Culture: French
- Medium: Copper: engraved, stippled, gilt; champlevé enamel: dark and light blue, translucent dark and opaque medium green, yellow, translucent and opaque red, rose, and white
- Dimensions: Overall: 14 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 3/4 in. (37.4 x 29.8 x 1.9 cm)
- Classification: Enamels-Champlevé
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.190.409a
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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