Crucifix

Unknown

ca. 1125–50 · Limewood and birch with traces of paint (corpus); spruce with traces of paint (cross) · The Cloisters

His eyes wide open, Jesus appears alive on this Cross, a symbol of the belief that he conquered death. Too large to be a processional cross, this crucifix may have been mounted on a beam or screen of a small church.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1125–50

Medium

Limewood and birch with traces of paint (corpus); spruce with traces of paint (cross)

Culture

Austrian

Department

The Cloisters

Credit line

The Cloisters Collection, 1984