The Crucifixion
Panel
1580-1590 (made)
1580-1590 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Rock crystal is a transparent, colourless quartz. The art of carving rock crystal was known in Roman times and in Egypt under the Fatimid dynasty (909-1171). In Europe it was practised mainly in the north, but also in Italy. The Miseroni family, working in Milan then Prague from the 1550s, supplied the courts of Europe with rock crystal.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Crucifixion (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Rock crystal, with a copper-gilt(?) mount of 1870-80 |
| Brief description | Panel, rock crystal, of the Crucifixion, Italy (probably Milan), ca. 1580-90 |
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | From the Salting bequest. |
| Summary | Rock crystal is a transparent, colourless quartz. The art of carving rock crystal was known in Roman times and in Egypt under the Fatimid dynasty (909-1171). In Europe it was practised mainly in the north, but also in Italy. The Miseroni family, working in Milan then Prague from the 1550s, supplied the courts of Europe with rock crystal. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.2467-1910 |
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| Record created | March 8, 2005 |
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