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MONASTIC CELL CROSS A crucifix made from a wooden cross (mah…
See original version (French)
293
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MONASTIC CELL CROSS A crucifix made from a wooden cross (mah…
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
MONASTIC CELL CROSS
A crucifix made from a wooden cross (mahogany?) painted with the figure of the dead Christ, showing his five bleeding wounds and a halo, and surmounted by the titulus inscribed in the three languages as found in the Holy Scriptures.
Spain or Spanish colonies, 17th century.
Height: 83.5 cm – Width: 45.5 cm
(On a pasted-on pink velvet background; visible imperfections, losses and restorations)
Description:
These painted crosses, objects of devotion once widespread in the convents of Spain and Latin America during the 17th and 18th centuries, very rarely appear on the art market.
See original version (French)
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