Antique Reproduction of the Cross of Paschal I Copper

Features

Artwork title:  Riproduzione della Croce smaltata di Pasquale I

Age:  19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Subject:  Sacred Subject

Artistic technique:  Painting

Technical specification:  Enamelled copper

Description : Riproduzione della Croce smaltata di Pasquale I

Copper panels decorated with enamels. This is a 19th-century reproduction of the enamelled Cross of Paschal I (817-824), an important staurotheca in embossed and gilded copper, which contained within it minute fragments of the Cross of Christ, and which became part of the Treasure placed by Leo III (795-816) in the oratory called Sancta Sanctorum in the Lateran. The Cross is made up of five panels, arranged in the shape of a Latin cross, on which seven episodes from the life of Jesus are depicted with lively enamel figures. In the upper panel are the Annunciation and the Visitation of Mary; in the centre panel is the Birth of Jesus; on the left is the Flight into Egypt and on the right is the Adoration of the Magi; and finally in the lower arm is the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple and the Baptism of Jesus. The panels are composed on a wooden base and presented in a glass case frame.

Product Condition:
Item in very good condition that may show slight traces of wear; may have undergone restoration work carried out by an expert. We try to present the real condition of the item as completely as possible with the photos. If some details are not clear from the photos, what is reported in the description is valid.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 65
Width: 48
Depth: 5

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 49
Width: 34