Crucifix (1500s): Art, History and Details

Crucifix (1500s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: Crucifix
• Date: 1500s
• Culture: Spain
• Type: Sculpture
• Technique: silver
• Dimensions: Overall: 22.7 x 21 cm (8 15/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
• Collection: Sculpture
• Department: European Painting and Sculpture
• Accession number: 1950.366

Collection credit

The Norweb Collection

View the collection record

See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.