Crucifix

French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304

The image of the suffering Christ crucified with three nails emerged in western Europe in the 1100s. Such crucifixes, with Christ wearing a crown of thorns, played a part in devotions relating to the Passion liturgy.

Crucifix, Oak, polychromy, French

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