Crucifx in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2009

Title: Crucifix

Date: ca. 1300

Geography: Made in Ile de France, France

Culture: French

Medium: Wood, polychromy

Dimensions: Overall (with cross): 59 3/4 x 45 5/8 x 13 1/8 in. (151.8 x 115.9 x 33.3 cm) Overall (without cross): 55 1/8 x 41 5/16 x 12 1/8 in. (140 x 105 x 30.8 cm) weight: 33lb. (15kg)

Classification: Sculpture-Wood

Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1922

Accession Number: 22.58.2

On View

Description:

The image of the suffering Christ crucified with three nails emerged in western Europe in the 1100s. Such crucifixes, with Christ wearing a crown of thorns, played a part in devotions relating to the Passion liturgy.

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