Corpus from a Processional Cross

1370/1430

Italian; Tuscany

This powerful figure of Christ would have been placed at the center of an enameled and gilded cross to be carried in public processions. The sculptor, whose name is now unknown, probably derived the distinctive features of Christ, like his broad face and thick hair, from a well-known early 14th-century Tuscan Crucifixion, now lost. Even on a miniature scale, the tension of Christ’s body and his bowed head encourage an emotional response.

Status: On View, Gallery 237
Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist: Tuscan
Title: Corpus from a Processional Cross
Place: Tuscany (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1370–1430
Medium: Gilt bronze
Dimensions: 12 × 11.8 × 2.6 cm (4 3/4 × 4 5/8 × 1 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Laurie Veda and James N. Bay in honor of Joanne Flaute and Edward P. Veda and Julie Beich and James N. Bay, Sr.
Reference Number: 2017.2
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