Plaque: The Crucifixion with Angels and Saints, c. 1400-1425. Creator: Unknown.

Plaque: The Crucifixion with Angels and Saints, c. 1400-1425. Creator: Unknown.

2-737-951 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Plaque: The Crucifixion with Angels and Saints, c. 1400-1425. Small glass plaques like this were often combined with plaques of painted wood and framed within elaborate architectural reliquaries or small altarpieces. The decorative technique, called verre églomisé, is a process in which the reverse side of a glass is gilded and then engraved with designs. The pelican, shown above the cross piercing its breast to feed its young, became a common symbol of Christ's sacrifice on the cross.


Image Details


Medium
  1. Verre églomisé (reverse gilded glass, engraved and painted)

Picture Type
  1. Glass

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5774x7933
File Size : 134,195kb


Aliases

  1. 1978.41
  1. 149384
  1. 0940019936
  1. 1978.41
  1. 2-737-951
  1. 2737951


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