Christ on the Road to Calvary
Object NameReverse painting
Made Fromnon-lead glass, wood
Dateabout 1501-1600
Place MadeItaly
Techniqueflat (window) glass, painted and gilt
Size(Frame) H: 39.1 cm, W: 35 cm; (glass) H: 23 cm, W: 18.8 cm
Accession Number85.3.1
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; flat (window) glass, painted and gilt. Flat, rectangular sheet, painted on the reverse side with a depiction of Christ carrying the Cross, the halloed figure of Christ robed in dark blue, the Cross gilt; Mary, behind, in red and blue; soldiers, some mounted on horses, in dark brown and gilt; one mounted soldier in armor, holding a banner; a castellated city in the distance, with mountains behind; the scene with black lines, as if a print, filled in with color; in a modern rubbed gilt frame within a velvet-covered flat frame with flat wood framing.Provenance
Source
Rudy Eswarin
- 1985-01-02
