Ads
related to: extra large gold crucifixetsy.com has been visited by 1M+ users in the past month
ebay.com has been visited by 1M+ users in the past month
Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Gero Cross. The Gero Cross or Gero Crucifix (German: Gero-Kreuz), of around 965–970, is the oldest large sculpture of the crucified Christ north of the Alps, and has always been displayed in Cologne Cathedral in Germany. It was commissioned by Gero, Archbishop of Cologne, who died in 976, thus providing a terminus ante quem for the work.
Pectoral cross: A large cross worn in front of the chest (in Latin, pectus) by some clergy. Rood: Large crucifix high in a church; most medieval Western churches had one, often with figures of the Virgin Mary and John the Evangelist alongside, and often mounted on a rood screen: Globus cruciger
The Crucifix by Cimabue at Arezzo is a large wooden crucifix painted in distemper, with gold leaf, by the Florentine painter and mosaicist Cimabue, dated to c. 1267–71. It is the earliest of two large crucifixes attributed to him. [ 1 ]
The Santa Croce Crucifix is one of the earliest and best-known examples of the type. [16] The work surpasses Cimabue's c. 1268 Arezzo crucifix in several ways. It is more human and less reliant on idealised facial types, [13] and the anatomy is more convincing. Christ's face is longer and narrower, and his nose is less idealised.
The term Cross of Bernward (German: Bernwardskreuz) principally refers to two Ottonian crosses in the cathedral museum in Hildesheim: The Great Cross of Bernward is a 48 cm high processional Latin cross. [1] The arms of the cross end in protruding rectangles. It was cast in gold and decorated richly with gemstones, pearls and crystals.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Ads
related to: extra large gold crucifixetsy.com has been visited by 1M+ users in the past month
ebay.com has been visited by 1M+ users in the past month