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Crucifixion flanked by Saints

1270–1290
Not on view
English embroidery, or opus anglicanum (English work), was present across Europe. This small but fine panel, which likely decorated the front of a private altar, presents the Crucifixion of Jesus witnessed by Saint John, the Virgin, and saints James the Greater (with a satchel), Peter (with a key), Paul (with a sword), and Andrew (with an X-shaped cross). Reading from left to right, the coats of arms are those of Hastings, Fitz-Alan, England, Castile-Léon, DeClare, and DeVere. The placement of the arms of King Edward I (r. 1272–1307) and his queen, Eleanor of Castile, date the embroidery to between Edward’s ascension in 1272 and Eleanor’s death in 1290.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Crucifixion flanked by Saints
  • Date: 1270–1290
  • Culture: British
  • Medium: Silk
  • Dimensions: Overall: 7 1/2 x 29 1/4 in. (19.1 x 74.3 cm)
    Framed: 9 1/2 × 31 × 1 in. (24.1 × 78.7 × 2.5 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Embroidered-Ecclesiastical
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.186
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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