Christ bearing the Cross
Relief
early 15th century (made)
early 15th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This panel depicts Christ in the centre of the panel bearing the cross on his left shoulder. A beardless figure on the right of the panel is shown wearing a belted gown and pulling down the cross with his right hand. Christ is led, with a rope tied around his waist by another clean-shaven figure on the right of the panel. He wears a long-sleeved, belted doublte and hose and pulls on the rope which passes over his right shoulder as he looks back at Christ. A similar figure, wearing a bag-crowned hat stands on the left of the panel, striking Christ's lef with a scourge. A fourth figure stands behind him striking Christ's head with the handle of a scourge.
The top of the panel has a embattled canopy, a feature popular in the early 15th century. This feature links it to four other panels in the V&A (A.152-1946, A.154-1946, A.171-1946, A.172-1946) which must originally have formed an altarpiece showing scenes from Christ's Passion. This larger altarpiece is thought to have originally been in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Palma de Mallorca.
The top of the panel has a embattled canopy, a feature popular in the early 15th century. This feature links it to four other panels in the V&A (A.152-1946, A.154-1946, A.171-1946, A.172-1946) which must originally have formed an altarpiece showing scenes from Christ's Passion. This larger altarpiece is thought to have originally been in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Palma de Mallorca.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Christ bearing the Cross (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Alabaster relief |
| Brief description | Relief, alabaster, Christ bearing a cross, England, early fifteenth century |
| Physical description | Alabaster relief, surmounted by battlementing. Chrits facing right bears the cross on his left shoulder. An executioner (right) leads Christ with a rope (part missing), another bears the cross to increase its weight, a third (left) brandishes a scourge, a fourth holds something that is broken off and unidentified, possibly a weapon. Green and flowered ground and cross. Gilt backing with gesso knobs (mostly now missing). Traces of gilding and colour. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr Hildburgh, F.S.A. |
| Object history | Given by Dr Hildburgh after having been on loan since 1928. This panel together with A.153, 154, 171 and 172-1946 which belong to one altarpiece and was formerly in the Vari Stelk Collection at Haarlem and dispersed by auction in Amsterdam in May 1928. Dr Hildburgh reconstituted the group about a year later. At an earlier period these five panels were in the old oratory of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Palma de Mallorca. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This panel depicts Christ in the centre of the panel bearing the cross on his left shoulder. A beardless figure on the right of the panel is shown wearing a belted gown and pulling down the cross with his right hand. Christ is led, with a rope tied around his waist by another clean-shaven figure on the right of the panel. He wears a long-sleeved, belted doublte and hose and pulls on the rope which passes over his right shoulder as he looks back at Christ. A similar figure, wearing a bag-crowned hat stands on the left of the panel, striking Christ's lef with a scourge. A fourth figure stands behind him striking Christ's head with the handle of a scourge. The top of the panel has a embattled canopy, a feature popular in the early 15th century. This feature links it to four other panels in the V&A (A.152-1946, A.154-1946, A.171-1946, A.172-1946) which must originally have formed an altarpiece showing scenes from Christ's Passion. This larger altarpiece is thought to have originally been in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Palma de Mallorca. |
| Associated objects | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.152-1946 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2006 |
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