id:			108996
accession number:	1927.169
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1927.169
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:08.391000

Cross, c. 1280–1300. Italy, Venice, late 13th century. Rock crystal, painted gold mounts; overall: 70.2 x 52.2 x 6.6 cm (27 5/8 x 20 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1927.169

title:				Cross
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creation date:			c. 1280–1300
creation date earliest:		1275
creation date latest:		1305
current location:		110A Italian Gothic
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Italy, Venice, late 13th century
technique:	rock crystal, painted gold mounts
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Gothic
type:		Stone
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measurements: Overall: 70.2 x 52.2 x 6.6 cm (27 5/8 x 20 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition
	opening date:   1936-06-26T04:00:00
	<i>The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 4, 1936).

	title:		The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
	opening date:   1941-06-23T04:00:00
	<i>The Silver Jubilee Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

	title:		Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2007-05-10T00:00:00
	<i>Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (October 30, 2007-January 20, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 13-June 7, 2009).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art, "The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition" no. 14, 1936.', 'opening_date': '1936-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'J. Paul Getty Musuem, Los Angeles (10/30/2007 - 1/20/2008): "Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art"', 'opening_date': '2007-10-30T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	traditionally said to have belonged to King Rudolph I of Hapsburg (1218-1291); Ducal House, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (until 1926); (Julius Böhler, Munich).
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1928.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 17
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1928/page/n21

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 142
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n38

	Cleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein<em>. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 256-257, no. 95
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