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| Portable Altar of Countess Gertrude (lid) | |
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Portable Altar of Countess Gertrude (lid) |
| Description |
Commissioned by Countess Gertrude of Brunswick, this portable altar is one of the Guelph Treasure’s earliest and most sumptuous objects. The choice of white-speckled porphyry as the altar stone signals Gertrude’s worldly aspirations; an imperial color since classical antiquity, porphyry was used only by the imperial family. Historical figures of royal and imperial rank are depicted with Christ, the Virgin, apostles, and archangels along the altar’s sides, stressing the countess’s political ambitions and claim of imperial lineage for her own dynasty. The Latin inscription surrounding the altar stone reads, "Gertrude offers to Christ, to live joyfully in him, this stone that glistens with gems and gold." |
| Date | 1040 |
| Medium | Gold, cloisonné enamel, porphyry, gems, pearls, niello, wood core |
| Dimensions | Overall: 10.5 x 27.5 x 21 cm (4 1/8 x 10 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.) |
| Collection | Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Current location |
Medieval Art |
| Accession number |
1931.462.b |
| Place of creation | Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century |
| Credit line | Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust |
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1931.462.b |
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| current | 08:11, 21 January 2019 | | 3,400 × 2,169 (4.19 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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