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Prayer Bead with the Crucifixion and Jesus Carrying the Cross

early 16th century

Not on view

Along with texts from Hebrew Scripture, the Gospel of Matthew, and the liturgy of the Adoration of the Cross, this bead bears the inscription "ADAM THEODORICI ME FECIT." This may well be the name of the artist who made it—the only clue to authorship among the more than 130 surviving miniature boxwood carvings. Scholars generally render the name in Dutch as Adam Dircksz; the Latin might be understood in English as "Adam of Theodoric."

Prayer Bead with the Crucifixion and Jesus Carrying the Cross, Boxwood, Netherlandish — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Prayer Bead with the Crucifixion and Jesus Carrying the Cross, Boxwood, Netherlandish

Prayer Bead with the Crucifixion and Jesus Carrying the Cross, Boxwood, Netherlandish

Prayer Bead with the Crucifixion and Jesus Carrying the Cross, Boxwood, Netherlandish

Prayer Bead with the Crucifixion and Jesus Carrying the Cross, Boxwood, Netherlandish

Prayer Bead with the Crucifixion and Jesus Carrying the Cross, Boxwood, Netherlandish

Prayer Bead with the Crucifixion and Jesus Carrying the Cross, Boxwood, Netherlandish

Prayer Bead with the Crucifixion and Jesus Carrying the Cross, Boxwood, Netherlandish

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Title: Prayer Bead with the Crucifixion and Jesus Carrying the Cross

Date: early 16th century

Culture: Netherlandish

Medium: Boxwood

Dimensions: Diam.: 1 15/16 in. (5 cm)

Classification: Sculpture-Miniature-Wood

Credit Line: Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen (KMS 5552)

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