Plaque with the Crucifixion between Longinus and Stephaton and Personifications of the Sun and Moon

Unknown

ca. 1200 · Champlevé enamel, copper · Medieval Art

This plaque was probably originally part of a pulpit or altar frontal. An enamel palette of blue, green, red, and white and lively engraving delineate the figures and their clothing. Contemporary enamels from the Limoges region of France inspired the composition.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1200

Medium

Champlevé enamel, copper

Culture

German

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917