Ivory crucifix from the episcopal chapel in Ghent, displayed at an exhibition of religious objects from the Middle Ages and Renaissance in 1864 in Mechelen, photograph, page, number: '8', photographer: Joseph Maes, Mechelen, 1864, paper, albumen print, height 277 mm x width 197 mm, altarcross, crucifix, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (bone, ivory, arts), Period, A sepia-toned photograph of a carved figure of a man affixed to a tall wooden cross, his arms extended upward and hands gripping the horizontal beam, his head tilted to one side with closed eyes, a cloth draped around his waist, detailed musculature and ribs visible on his torso, legs crossed at the ankles and feet overlapping where they are bound, the vertical post of the cross running from top to bottom behind him, the horizontal beam rounded and polished, and a plain neutral background with small specks and age marks.
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Ivory crucifix from the episcopal chapel in Ghent, displayed at an exhibition of religious objects from the Middle Ages and Renaissance in 1864 in Mechelen, photograph, page, number: '8', photographer: Joseph Maes, Mechelen, 1864, paper, albumen print, height 277 mm x width 197 mm, altarcross, crucifix, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (bone, ivory, arts), Period, A sepia-toned photograph of a carved figure of a man affixed to a tall wooden cross, his arms extended upward and hands gripping the horizontal beam, his head tilted to one side with closed eyes, a cloth draped around his waist, detailed musculature and ribs visible on his torso, legs crossed at the ankles and feet overlapping where they are bound, the vertical post of the cross running from top to bottom behind him, the horizontal beam rounded and polished, and a plain neutral background with small specks and age marks.

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Ivory crucifix episcopal chapel Ghent displayed exhibition religious objects Middle Ages Renaissance 1864 Mechelen photograph page number 8 photographer Joseph Maes paper albumen print height 277 mm x width 197 mm altarcross crucifix piece sculpture reproduction bone ivory arts Period sepia-toned photograph carved figure man affixed tall wooden cross arms extended upward hands gripping horizontal beam head tilted side closed eyes cloth draped waist detailed musculature ribs visible torso legs crossed ankles feet overlapping bound vertical post cross running top bottom horizontal beam rounded polished plain neutral background small specks age marks

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