Processional cross with triumphant Christ (Christus triumphans) flanked by busts of the evangelists, Saints Matthew, John, Mark, and Luke (obverse); and suffering Christ (Christus patiens) flanked by busts of the Virgin Mary, God the father, Saint John and unidentified male saint with cross (Saint Philip?) (reverse) / Neri di Bicci / Attributed to
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- Accession Number
- 1942.6
- Title
- Processional cross with triumphant Christ (Christus triumphans) flanked by busts of the evangelists, Saints Matthew, John, Mark, and Luke (obverse); and suffering Christ (Christus patiens) flanked by busts of the Virgin Mary, God the father, Saint John and unidentified male saint with cross (Saint Philip?) (reverse)
- Artist
- Neri di Bicci
- Artist Nationality
- Italian
- Artist Life Dates
- 1418-1492
- Medium and Support
- tempera and gold on wood
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1475
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Italy (nation)
- Tuscany (region)
- Firenze (province)
- Florence (inhabited place)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Italy (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Tuscany (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Firenze (province)
- Creation Place 5
- Florence (inhabited place)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Baroness Maud Ledyard von Ketteler
- Style/Group/Movement
- Early Renaissance
- Dimensions
- 62.8 cm x 47 cm x 2 cm (24 3/4 in. x 18 1/2 in. x 13/16 in.)
- Century
- 15th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- panel painting
- Secondary Object Classification
- Ritual Objects
- Secondary Object Type
- cross
- Physical Description
- The arms of the cross end in quatrefoil-shaped terminals. The front (obverse) is gilded and features a molding along the edges. The back (reverse) has a deep azurite blue ground and a gilded band punched with tiny rosettes that runs along the border.
- Subject Matter
- The front (obverse) of the cross depicts the living Christ triumphant (Christus triumphans) on the cross, surrounded by busts of the Evangelists, Saints Matthew (proper left), John (top), Mark (proper right) and Luke (bottom), on the terminals. The reverse of the cross depicts the suffering Christ (Christus Patiens) surrounded on the terminals by busts of the mourning Virgin Mary (proper left) and Saint John the Evangelist (proper right), God the father holding an open book (top), and an unidentified male saint holding a cross, perhaps the Apostle Philip (bottom).
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- early renaissance
- florence (inhabited place)
- panel paintings
- processions
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- cultural ceremonies
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- european
- european styles and periods
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- firenze (province)
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1869 x 2419
- File Size
- 602 KB
- Record
- 1942.6
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"Processional cross with triumphant Christ (Christus triumphans) flanked by busts of the evangelists, Saints Matthew, John, Mark, and Luke (obverse); and suffering Christ (Christus patiens) flanked by busts of the Virgin Mary, God the father, Saint John and unidentified male saint with cross (Saint Philip?) (reverse); Neri di Bicci; Attributed to." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1942.6/1942.6obv.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.