Christ as the Man of Sorrows

ca. 1400

Not on view

Christ shown both living and dead as the Man of Sorrows became an important image at the end of the Middle Ages, when his suffering increasingly became the focus of private devotion.

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Title: Christ as the Man of Sorrows
Date: ca. 1400
Geography: Made in Florence (?), Italy
Culture: Italian
Medium: Verre églomisé, painted and gilded wood
Dimensions: Overall (glass only): 5 3/16 x 3 1/4 in. (13.2 x 8.3 cm)
Framed: 7 13/16 x 5 7/16 x 13/16 in. (19.9 x 13.8 x 2.1 cm)
Classification: Glass-Verre églomisé
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.845
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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