Object details
Accession number
M27w44
Primary Creator
Italian, Lombardy
Full title
Processional Cross
Creation Date
early 15th century
Object Case
Ecclesiastical Case
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the dealer Theodor Einstein & Co., Munich on 16 August 1897 for 66 marks through her husband, John L. Gardner, Jr. (1837–1898).
Dimensions
32.8 x 26.2 cm (12 15/16 x 10 5/16 in.)
Display Media
Gilded copper, iron, and rock crystal on a wood core
Dimension Notes
Depth: 7.4 cm at the head of Christ
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Long Gallery
Bibliography
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 24. (as "Byzantine Cross")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 240. (Spanish Gothic, 15th century)
Alan Chong and Giovanna De Appolonia. The Art of the Cross: Medieval and Renaissance Piety in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2001), pp. 19, 48-50 figs. 24-25, 78-81, cat. 9.
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