Title

Branched altar cross, 14th-15th century, (1881). Creator: J S Goepel.

Caption

Branched altar cross, 14th-15th century, (1881). Etching of a silver parcel-gilt cross, the crucifix made c1350, and the figures and base made 1464-1474 by Hans Rutenzwig or his workshop, in Basel, Switzerland. The cross is decorated with enamels and pearls and shows the crucified Christ flanked by the Virgin Mary and St John. The cross was at one time part of the Basel Cathedral treasury. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F36_477

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,1Mb (1,5Mb) / 11,4in x 20,9in / 3405 x 6271 (300dpi)

Keywords

religious arts country religion Switzerland metal book museum pearl cross decorative silver medieval Christianity devotion Swiss crosses location gilt century gilded crucifix pearls literature artefact altar concept crucifixion artifact crucified devotional 19th century enamel B W Middle Ages Victoria and Albert Museum 14th century Fourteenth Century nineteenth century 15th century The Print Collector fifteenth century Museum of Ornamental Art South Kensington Museum etching engraving Victoria & Albert Museum V&A enamelled bassetaille V&A Museum Sampson Low The South Kensington Museum Marston J S Goepel Goepel J S J. S. Goepel J.S. Goepel JS Goepel Goepel JS Goepel J.S. Goepel J. S. Hans Rutenzwig Rutenzwig Hans