File:Clevelandart 1926.243.jpg
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Summary
Processional Cross
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| Artist |
Pietro Vannini |
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| Title |
Processional Cross |
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| Description |
This remarkable object, meant to be carried in religious processions within a great church, is an example of the high level of skill achieved by 15th-century Italian silversmiths. The cross was made from hammered, chased, and gilded sheets of silver attached to a wooden core. The figures are made in repoussé, a technique of hammering the silver from beneath to create a design. On the front of the cross is the figure of Christ flanked by the seated Virgin and Saint John, with God the Father blessing from above. The back of the cross includes the figure of Christ in Majesty at the center, with the Evangelists at the end of each arm. |
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| Date | 1435 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Silver, gilt-silver, and repoussé, over wood | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 72.7 x 61 x 12.7 cm (28 5/8 x 24 x 5 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medieval Art |
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| Accession number |
1926.243 |
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| Place of creation | Italy, The Marches, 15th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.243 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
 
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 18:35, 21 January 2019 | | 2,777 × 3,400 (4.16 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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