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Arma Christi

1475–1550
Not on view
The crosses on which Jesus and the two thieves were executed appear, improbably, against a rich backdrop of flowers. Around the crosses are objects linked to the suffering and death of Jesus—or Instruments of the Passion—including the scourges used to whip him, the crown of thorns placed mockingly on his head, the cloth with which Veronica wiped his face, and the nails that affixed him to the cross. Judging from its subject and dimensions, this hanging was used on a church altar. The coats of arms at lower left and right are those of the dukes of Segorbe; the textile was likely commissioned by Enrique II of Aragon (duke of Villena and Segorbe in 1472–died 1522) or his son Alfonso.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Arma Christi
  • Date: 1475–1550
  • Culture: South Netherlandish
  • Medium: Wool warp; wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts
  • Dimensions: 44 1/4 x 83 in. (112.4 x 210.8 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.34
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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Tapestry with Armorial Bearings and Badges of John, Lord Dynham
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ca. 1488–1501
Christ Is Born as Man's Redeemer (Episode from the Story of the Redemption of Man), Wool warp; wool and silk wefts, South Netherlandish
Christ Is Born as Man's Redeemer (Episode from the Story of the Redemption of Man)
South Netherlandish
1500–1520
Joshua and David (from the Heroes Tapestries), Wool warp, wool wefts, South Netherlandish
Joshua and David (from the Heroes Tapestries)
South Netherlandish
ca. 1400–1410
Hector of Troy (?) (from the Heroes Tapestries), Wool warp, wool wefts, South Netherlandish
Hector of Troy (?) (from the Heroes Tapestries)
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ca. 1400–1410
Beaker with Apes, Silver, silver gilt, and painted enamel, South Netherlandish
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ca. 1425–50

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