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Plaque: The Crucifixion and Virgin and Child with Angels
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This elegant panel once served as the center of an ivory triptych. Set into an intricate architectural frame that recalls Gothic forms, the figures are carved in three-quarter relief, suggesting free-standing sculptures placed in niches. Below, two standing angels bearing candles flank an elegant Virgin and Child. Above, the crucified Christ is shown tormented by the Roman soldiers Longinus and Stephaton, who flank him on either side.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePlaque: The Crucifixion and Virgin and Child with Angels, c. 1250–70. France, Paris?, Gothic period, 13th century. Ivory; overall: 12.7 x 7.6 x 1.3 cm (5 x 3 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.437
