Repoussé and enameled copper object depicting a crowned Christ on the cross, affixed to a cross. Front view.

Christ on the Cross, Cl. 23932 © GrandPalaisRmn / Michel Urtado

Christ on the Cross

Applique

Description

On display - room 6

Circa 1200-1215

High Middle Ages

A beautiful creation from the enamellers’ workshops in Limousin, this applique Christ in repoussé copper, attached to a cross, is a triumphant Christ (straight body, eyes open). Wearing a crowned and dressed in liturgical clothes (a blue dalmatic over a tunic with red polka dots), he was both king and priest. This type of clothed Christ is rare among the Limousin Christs, who often wear a simple loin cloth. Inscriptions on the back of the cross give the history of the work in the 19th century.

From one artwork to another

Sculpted and fragmented head depicting a man with curly beard wearing a hat. Front-facing stone sculpture.

Head of the king of Judah No. 6, Notre-Dame de Paris, Cl. 22988 © GrandPalaisRmn / René-Gabriel Ojeda

Heads of the kings of Judah

First half of the 13th century