Cleveland Museum of Art
The "Spitzer Cross"
Master of the Royal Plantagenet WorkshopLinkedCulture matchlcp-79c916fd08a0
- Date
- c. 1190
- Medium
- copper: gilded, engraved, stippled; champlevé enamel; wood backing (modern)
- Culture
- France, Limoges
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 104693
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
This fine enameled cross is named the "Spitzer Cross" after the Viennese art dealer and collector Baron Frédéric Spitzer, who owned it in the 19th century. It has justly been hailed as the finest Limoges enameled cross to survive. The work’s coloration exemplifies its refined craftsmanship. Rendered in white enamel, with fine lines defining the rib cage, abdomen, and muscles, Christ’s body contrasts strikingly with the vibrant green, blue, and yellow of his halo, loincloth, and the cross.
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Provenance & credit
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- Credit line
- Gift of J. H. Wade
- Provenance
- B. Meyers; Frederic Spitzer, Paris (his sale, Paul Chevalier, Paris, 17 April - 16 June 1893, lot 228); (Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York).
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