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Plaque: The Crucifixion with Angels and Saints

c. 1400–1425

Northern Italy, Padua?, 15th century

Medium
verre églomisé (reverse gilded glass, engraved and painted)
Measurements
Overall: 19.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 cm (7 5/8 x 3 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1978.41
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Location
117A Italian Renaissance
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Description

Small glass plaques like this were often combined with plaques of painted wood and framed within elaborate architectural reliquaries or small altarpieces. The decorative technique, called verre églomisé, is a process in which the reverse side of a glass is gilded and then engraved with designs. The pelican, shown above the cross piercing its breast to feed its young, became a common symbol of Christ's sacrifice on the cross.

Plaque: The Crucifixion with Angels and Saints

c. 1400–1425

Northern Italy, Padua?, 15th century

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