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| Keywords: Master of the Passion - The Crucifixion - Walters 44204.jpg Christ is dead on a tau-cross with the titulus INRI At the left St John and one of the Marys assist the swooning Virgin Another holy woman stands in adoration of Christ On the right Mary Magdalene kneels and embraces the shaft of the cross The Centurion lifting his left arm in a contrapposto gesture to bear witness that Christ is truly the son of God is represented as a youth with a feathered cap a short-sleeved doublet slashed breeches and round-toed shoes Nearby an elderly helmeted man bearing a shield adorned with a cusped mask carries a lance over his right shoulder Beyond is another youth wearing a scroll-embroidered doublet and slashed breeches and a group of soldiers with lances and a swelling banner In the background are clusters of trees a hillock and the city of Jerusalem The sky is studded with stars ca 1530 1535 Renaissance technique painted enamel copper cm 12 5 10 6 accession number 44 204 36045 Henri Daguerre Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1930 place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Limoges painted enamels in the Walters Art Museum Master of the Passion Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Painted enamel art in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
