Processional cross with the bust of Christ and the Arma Christi

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Martín Bernat
Documented in Zaragoza, 1450-1505
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On one side we have the bust of Christ crowned with thorns, and the hands and feet blooding from the nails of the crucifixion, symbols of the Messiah, and on the other, the instruments of the Passion: the cock of Peter's denial, the column of the flagellation and two scourges, the lance of Longinus, the reed with the holy sponge and the bowl of vinegar, the lantern of the taking of Christ, the dice with which the soldiers gambled for his clothes, the trumpet of the cohort, the pincers and the hammer. The knife with which Saint Peter cut off Malchus' ear is notable for the cloverleaf on the blade: this was the trademark of the blacksmith's guild and a symbol associated with the Holy Trinity.

Sculpture

1477-1505

182 x 93.5 cm

Given by the Provincial Commission of Historical and Artistic Monuments of Barcelona to the 'Museu Provincial d'Antiguetats' of Barcelona, 1888

Inventory number: 

009784-000

Century: 15th - m. 16th
Subject: Religion
Oil on wood
Procedència desconeguda.
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