COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.17.190.409a
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MMA_.17.190.409a
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
Although its provenance is unknown, this plaque from a cross is closely allied in style, palette, and execution to works created especially for the Abbey of Grandmont, its dependencies, and religious communities with patrons in common. The rose-colored face of Christ, his chalk-white torso with fine lines of gilded copper that articulate the interior and exterior lines of his body, and the knee-length deep-blue loincloth link the cross to a small number of others associated with Grandmontain communities. Its wealth, due in part to the patronage of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, the abbey was an important client of the enameling workshops in nearby Limoges during the second half of the twelfth century.
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Although its provenance is unknown, this plaque from a cross is closely allied in style, palette, and execution to works created especially for the Abbey of Grandmont, its dependencies, and religious communities with patrons in common. The rose-colored face of Christ, his chalk-white torso with fine lines of gilded copper that articulate the interior and exterior lines of his body, and the knee-length deep-blue loincloth link the cross to a small number of others associated with Grandmontain communities. Its wealth, due in part to the patronage of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, the abbey was an important client of the enameling workshops in nearby Limoges during the second half of the twelfth century.
Description
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Creator Name:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
European; French
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European; French
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
French
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French
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
Made in Limoges
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Made in Limoges
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Central Plaque of a Cross
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Central Plaque of a Cross
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 1185?1195
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ca. 1185?1195
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1185
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1185
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1195
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1195
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Gilded copper with champlevé enamel
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Gilded copper with champlevé enamel
Materials and Techniques
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Creation Place:
Made in Limoges
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Made in Limoges
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
14 5/8 x 11 13/16 in. (37.2 x 30 cm)
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14 5/8 x 11 13/16 in. (37.2 x 30 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
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ID Number:
17.190.409a
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17.190.409a
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
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Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Credit Line
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_17.190.409a.tif
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MMA_.h1_17.190.409a.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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