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Source Description
This woodcarved relief icon shows the Crucifixion in front of an architectural rendering of the city of Jerusalem. The apostles Peter and Paul appear at the ends of the arms, preceded by the Virgin, Lazarus' sister Martha, Saint John, and the centurion Longinus. Two Russian monastic saints, Sergius of Radonezh and Cyril of Belozersk, are shown in prayer at the base of the cross. The Three Angels visiting Abraham, at the top, symbolize the Holy Trinity and correspond symbolically with the three holy bishops Gregory, John Chrysostom, and Basil at the bottom. The silver frame was added long after the crucifix had been carved: it has an assayer's mark from the city of Astrakhan dated 1850.
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Document identity
localId
5439
label
Crucifixion with Saints
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
5439
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Crucifixion with Saints
description
This woodcarved relief icon shows the Crucifixion in front of an architectural rendering of the city of Jerusalem. The apostles Peter and Paul appear at the ends of the arms, preceded by the Virgin, Lazarus' sister Martha, Saint John, and the centurion Longinus. Two Russian monastic saints, Sergius of Radonezh and Cyril of Belozersk, are shown in prayer at the base of the cross. The Three Angels visiting Abraham, at the top, symbolize the Holy Trinity and correspond symbolically with the three holy bishops Gregory, John Chrysostom, and Basil at the bottom. The silver frame was added long after the crucifix had been carved: it has an assayer's mark from the city of Astrakhan dated 1850.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
16th century (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Wood
crucifixes
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
27
height
16
depth
2.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 5/8 x W: 6 5/16 x D: 7/8 in. (27 x 16 x 2.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Russian
inscriptions
[Transcription] On the back of the silver frame: Поменоутъ / Никωлаѧ / Елизаветоу / сω чады / Марïи / Клеωпатроу; [Translation] Remember Nicholas [and] Elizabeth with their children Mary [and] Cleopatra.
med
gilded wood, paint
creator_ids
6214
collection_ids
BYZ
exhibition_ids
563
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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50e428b29665bc7e
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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b5eba3c2f3bb21f9
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no
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no