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Crucifix decorated with French lilies
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Crucifix decorated with French lilies

c. 1500 - c. 1700 · punching; casting; brass (alloy)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The cross, of which the lower vertical part has been entirely renewed, is decorated with French lilies on the three other ends and has a punched halo indicated at the intersection. The crucified Christ is a nineteenth-century forgery executed according to the type common in Germany in the 12th century.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKruisbeeld gedecoreerd met Franse lelies. c. 1500 - c. 1700. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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