id:			108537
accession number:	1926.243
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.243
updated:		2023-03-20 14:14:01.997000

Processional Cross, c. 1440–1450. Pietro Vannini (Italian, 1413/14–1495/96). Silver, gilt-silver, and repoussé, over wood; overall: 72.7 x 61 x 12.7 cm (28 5/8 x 24 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1926.243

title:				Processional Cross
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creation date:			c. 1440–1450
creation date earliest:		1435
creation date latest:		1455
current location:		117B Italian Renaissance
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Italy, The Marches, 15th century
technique:	silver, gilt-silver, and repoussé, over wood
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Renaissance
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

* Pietro Vannini (Italian, 1413/14–1495/96)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 72.7 x 61 x 12.7 cm (28 5/8 x 24 x 5 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Gothic Art 1360-1440
	opening date:   1963-08-06T04:00:00
	<i>Gothic Art 1360-1440</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 6-September 15, 1963).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Luigi Grassi, Florence, Italy, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1926
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1926-
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wall description:
This remarkable object, meant to be carried in religious processions within a great church, is an example of the high level of skill achieved by 15th-century Italian silversmiths. The cross was made from hammered, chased, and gilded sheets of silver attached to a wooden core. The figures are made in repoussé, a technique of hammering the silver from beneath to create a design. On the front of the cross is the figure of Christ flanked by the seated Virgin and Saint John, with God the Father blessing from above. The back of the cross includes the figure of Christ in Majesty at the center, with the Evangelists at the end of each arm.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Resplendent Faith: Liturgical Treasuries of the Middle Ages</em>. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 2009.
	page number: 	Pg. 40, fig. 36
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 275
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