ITALIE, Lombardie ou Toscane, XVIe siècle Lot n° 463

Processional cross Double-sided processional cross in gilded copper, engraved and embossed in high relief, on a wooden core. Pole with gadrooned knot. On the main face, Christ on the cross between the Virgin Mary and Saint John, Saint at the top and Mary Magdalene at his feet; on the reverse, God the Father between the tetramorph at each end of the cross. Diamond checkerboard background. Three copper balls mark the arms of the cross. H with shaft: 74 cm Wear, restoration, missing parts Related works : Similar crosses are in the Bode Museum in Berlin and the Victorian & Albert Museum in London. Bibliography : O. Zastrow, Crosses and crucifixes, Treasures from the 8th to 19th century, Milan, 2009, pp. 124-132.