Crucifix attributed to Tondino di Guerrino, Siena, ca. 1325-30. Gilded silver with translucent enamel. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Louvre. More pics in comments [1140×1500]
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Crucifix attributed to Tondino di Guerrino, Siena, ca. 1325-30. Gilded silver with translucent enamel. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the Louvre. More pics in comments [1140×1500]
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https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010101008
[my photo, OC](https://i.ibb.co/ns1YJWR9/20241208-134725.jpg)
[my photo of reverse, OC](https://i.ibb.co/MxXL087t/20241126-104446.jpg)
[display description, Metropolitan Museum of Art loan](https://i.ibb.co/0RBSLw4c/20241025-150228.jpg)
[ATTRIBUTED TO
TONDINO DI GUERRINO (Italian, active 1322-42)
CRUCIFIX
ca. 1325-30
Gilded silver with translucent enamel
The extraordinarily vibrant and varied colors of the translucent enamel decoration on this crucifix set it apart from the handful of enameled crosses that survive. It may have had a dual function as both an altar cross and a processional cross, which would have been carried on a pole and seen from both sides. Such crosses were required furnishings for every altar where a service was held. On the front, a cast figure of Christ hangs between the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist, while Mary Magdalene is depicted below. On the reverse side, the central enamel of the Agnus Dei (lamb of God) is positioned in place of Christ on the cross.
Musée du Louvre, Department of Decorative Arts, Paris]