Crucifix
His eyes wide open, Jesus appears alive on this Cross, a symbol of the belief that he conquered death. Too large to be a processional cross, this crucifix may have been mounted on a beam or screen of a small church.
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His eyes wide open, Jesus appears alive on this Cross, a symbol of the belief that he conquered death. Too large to be a processional cross, this crucifix may have been mounted on a beam or screen of a small church.
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Title: Crucifix
Date: ca. 1125–50
Geography: Made in vicinity of Salzburg, Austria
Culture: Austrian
Medium: Limewood and birch with traces of paint (corpus); spruce with traces of paint (cross)
Dimensions:
Overall (Cross with base): 37 3/8 x 23 1/4 x 9 in. (95 x 59 x 22.9 cm)
Cross and Corpus without base: 33 7/16 x 23 1/4 x 3 11/16 in. (85 x 59 x 9.4 cm)
Corpus only: 19 15/16 x 17 9/16 x 3 1/8 in. (50.6 x 44.6 x 7.9 cm)
Cross only: 33 7/16 x 23 1/4 x 9/16 in. (85 x 59 x 1.5 cm)
Base only: 3 15/16 x 11 13/16 x 9 in. (10 x 30 x 22.9 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Wood
Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1984
Accession Number: 1984.129
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