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The Crucifixion
Maker: unidentified enameller
Copper, decorated with polychrome enamels, and gilded
Rectangular almost flat copper plaque with small blocked holes in the corners, enamelled in blue, green, yellow, pale brown, a little pale red, black, grey, and white enamels, and gilded. The reverse has clear counter-enamel.
Christ hangs on the Cross with INRI inscribed on a gold label above his head. The two thieves are crucified on either side. The pale red blood trickling from their wounds stands out from their white bodies. Two horsemen and a crowd of soldiers in sixteenth century costume mill around the crosses.One of the horseman, St Longinus, has pierced Christ’s side with a spear. Two soldiers at the front on the right hold shields, one of which is decorated with a lion’s head. The others behind hold axes and pole weapons. A soldier on the left holds a sponge on a staff. Mary Magdalene clings to the base of the Cross, and St John stands on the left. In front of him the Virgin swoons, supported by two holy women. A skull and a bone lie at the base of the Cross. The sky is black with the sun above the repentant sinner on the left, the moon on the right, and above the cross scattered stars, all in gold. Elsewhere gold is used quite profusely for Christ’s hair, crown, and halo; for the sponge on a staff, the axes and pole weapons; the edges of the garments and armour, and plumes on the helmets.
The plaque is set into a plain gilt-metal rectangular frame with a suspension ring at the top, and a toothed edge at the back to secure the plaque. It is not original.
History note: Purchased from Messrs Whitehead, 8 Duke St, St James's on 13 April 1864 for £65
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
16th Century, Mid
Circa
1545
CE
-
1555
CE
This plaque was formerly attributed to Pierre Reymond but is not in his style.
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( blue, green, yellow, pale brown, a little pale red, black, grey, and white)
gold
Frame
composed of
gilt-metal
Height 11.4 cm
Width 8 cm
Plaque
composed of
copper
Accession number: MAR.M.253-1912
Primary reference Number: 156448
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "The Crucifixion" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/156448 Accessed: 2023-12-06 04:17:03
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Accession Number: 558
Accession Number: AD.5.22-120
Accession Number: C.21-1910
Accession Number: Loan Ant.103.571
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