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Source Description
The side arms of this altar cross carry portraits of the four evangelists. The central, vertical beam has on one side the Annunciation, Baptism, Sts. Peter and Paul, and the Transfiguration, and on the other, the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, Crucifixion, Deposition and Resurrection. The ornaments on the sides, shaped like leaves and branches, represent the Tree of Jesse (family tress of Christ), with various Old Testament figures shows in medallions as ancestors of Christ. The youthful Jesus and the Virgin are seen on the two sides of the top ornament.
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Document identity
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16465
label
Cross with Scenes from the Life of Christ
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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16465
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object
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title
Cross with Scenes from the Life of Christ
description
The side arms of this altar cross carry portraits of the four evangelists. The central, vertical beam has on one side the Annunciation, Baptism, Sts. Peter and Paul, and the Transfiguration, and on the other, the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, Crucifixion, Deposition and Resurrection. The ornaments on the sides, shaped like leaves and branches, represent the Tree of Jesse (family tress of Christ), with various Old Testament figures shows in medallions as ancestors of Christ. The youthful Jesus and the Virgin are seen on the two sides of the top ornament.
provenance
Michel Abemayor, Cairo [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (Early Modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
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en
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Wood
crosses (objects)
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
28.5
height
16
depth
1.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 1/4 x W: 6 5/16 x D: 11/16 in. (28.5 x 16 x 1.8 cm)
Source extras
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Orthodox Eastern
style
Post-Byzantine
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Ottoman Dynasty
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boxwood
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6640
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MED
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246
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2752
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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9b459df518488ba2
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no
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2
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photo
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5a61781fc135a4fb
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