The Nailing of Christ to the Cross
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The Nailing of Christ to the Cross. Stained and painted glass in grisaille and two shades of silver-yellow stain. Christ's body is arched over the T-shaped cross which lies on the ground. On the left a soldier wearing a turban stands with his left arm raised holding aloft a club and with his right hand grasps a rope attached to a collar around Christ's neck. On the right, another holds up his right arm and grasps with his right a chain attached to the collar. Christ's robe, a hammer and two nails lie in the foreground and on the left there is a rope in a basket. In the background the action is watched by the Virgin Mary and St. John, who stand on a hill with trees on the extreme right and left. In a rectangular lead with a wire for suspension at the top.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 22.3 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Circa 1500 CE - Circa 1600 CE
Decoration composed of paint
silver-yellow stain Stained glass
Staining
: Stained and painted glass in grisaille and two shades of silver-yellow stain
Grisaille
Accession number: C.348-1991
Primary reference Number: 28227
Packing number: EWA 821
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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