Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
The figure of Christ is fastened to the Cross by blackened nails driven into the hands and feet. Christ's head is tilted and turned somewhat to the left, the same direction in which the body falls. The loincloth is knotted on the right, and a swag is looped to cover the groin. Above is the "titulus," with the inscription INRI; below is an Adam's skull and one tibia.The general composition suggests an 18th-century prototype, whereas such traits as the slight body, the restrained, sentimental facial expression, and the superficial treatment of the lance woulnd indicate a late 19th-century date.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
32757
label
Crucifix
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
32757
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Crucifix
description
The figure of Christ is fastened to the Cross by blackened nails driven into the hands and feet. Christ's head is tilted and turned somewhat to the left, the same direction in which the body falls. The loincloth is knotted on the right, and a swag is looped to cover the groin. Above is the "titulus," with the inscription INRI; below is an Adam's skull and one tibia.The general composition suggests an 18th-century prototype, whereas such traits as the slight body, the restrained, sentimental facial expression, and the superficial treatment of the lance woulnd indicate a late 19th-century date.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
figurines
crosses (objects)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
figure: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm);cross: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm)
Source extras
med
ivory figure on velvet
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
e19b1ed92fe26014