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Cross with Scenes from the Life of Christ
(Medieval Europe )
The side arms of this altar cross carry portraits of the four evangelists. The central, vertical beam has on one side the Annunciation, Baptism, Sts. Peter and Paul, and the Transfiguration, and on the other, the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, Crucifixion, Deposition and Resurrection. The ornaments on the sides, shaped like leaves and branches, represent the Tree of Jesse (family tress of Christ), with various Old Testament figures shows in medallions as ancestors of Christ. The youthful Jesus and the Virgin are seen on the two sides of the top ornament.
Provenance
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Michel Abemayor, Cairo [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2002-2005 | Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. |
| 2001-2002 | Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. |
| 1996 | To Arrest the Ravages of Time: Caring for Art at the Walters. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Greece
(Place of Origin)
Asia Minor (Place of Discovery)
Measurements
H: 11 1/4 x W: 6 5/16 x D: 11/16 in. (28.5 x 16 x 1.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1927
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
61.127