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Source Description
Christ is shown crucified on Mount Golgotha, with the walls of Jerusalem appearing on either side of the foot of the cross. Above, God the Father is seen with two angels and the dove of the Holy Spirit. The sun and the moon appear above the arms of the cross, and the skull of Adam is below. Large numbers of bronze crosses like this one were cast in 19th-century Russia for private devotion.
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Document identity
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25928
label
Crucifix
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
25928
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Crucifix
description
Christ is shown crucified on Mount Golgotha, with the walls of Jerusalem appearing on either side of the foot of the cross. Above, God the Father is seen with two angels and the dove of the Holy Spirit. The sun and the moon appear above the arms of the cross, and the skull of Adam is below. Large numbers of bronze crosses like this one were cast in 19th-century Russia for private devotion.
provenance
George Way Williams, Detroit, Michigan, 1919-1920, by purchase [in Russia]; Mrs. J. Henry Dasenbrook, Baltimore, ca. 1980, by descent; Walters Art Museum, 1985, by gift.
date
19th century (Modern)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
crucifixes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
34.5
height
17
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 9/16 x W: 6 11/16 in. (34.5 x 17 cm)
Source extras
cul
Russian
inscriptions
[Transcription] Beneath the arms of the cross: Кре(с)тоу твоемоу покланяемся
Вл(ады)ко
/ и с(вя)тое воскресение τвое славiмъ (Кресту твоему поклоняемся
Владыко
и святое воскресение твое славим); [Translation] We venerate Thy cross
O Master
and we glorify Thy holy Resurrection [from the Liturgy of the third Sunday of Lent].[Transcription] On the back: К(рес)тъ хранитель всей вселеннѣй
к(рес)тъ красота ц(е)рковнаѧ
к(рес)тъ ц(а)ремъ держава
к(рес)тъ вѣрнымъ утвержденïе
к(рес)тъ агг(е)лωмъ слава
к(рес)тъ бѣсомъ ѧзва; [Translation] The Cross is a guard for the entire universe
the Cross is beauty to the church
the Cross is power for [our] kings
the Cross is a support to the faithful
the Cross is glory for the angels
the Cross is a plague for the demons
dynasty
House of Romanov
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bronze
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6214
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BYZ
exhibition_ids
563
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1
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photo
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