Gothic processional cross

GOTHIC PROCESSIONAL CROSS MADE OF GILT COPPER ON WOODEN CORE.

Italy.
Date: Presumably around 1500.
Technique: Wooden core covered with copper. Copper partially wrought, engraved and gilt.
Description: Front: Corpus Christi as a three-nail type, the ends as trefoils. Depicted in reliefs: God
the Father, Mary, John and Mary Magdalene. Back: Blessing God the Father, at the ends the
symbols of the four evangelist.
Measurement: Height 53cm.
Condition B/C.

Provenance:
Private collection Rhine Land.

Literature:
Auction catalogue Sotheby: Royal house of Hannover, auction Schloss Marienburg near Hannover, 5.-15.10.2005. Regarding this type compare Lot 1280.

A processional cross is used in the Roman Catholic liturgy mainly for the ceremonial entry of a festive mass. Also they are used for processions and pilgrimages. The tradition of leading a procession by carrying a cross mounted on a long pole originates from the early Middle Ages. After the entry in the church, the crosses are often used also as alter crosses and are visibly displayed close to the alter.
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