Cleveland Museum of Art

Crucifix

Date

1500s

Medium

silver

Culture

Spain

Department

European Painting and Sculpture

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Despite being identified as Spanish since entering the museum's collection, the origin of this crucifix is not so clear. The face and beard could bring to mind Spanish silverwork, but those same features may also suggest that the crucifix is of German design. The back of the figure raises its own set of questions, due to the fact that it has been left hollow and open.

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