Decorative Religious Crosses

A collection of intricately designed religious crosses from various eras, showcasing craftsmanship in metalwork and decorative elements.

Reliquary

Cruz Procesional, siglo XV, Iglesia parroquial de Conesa.

Ornamental religious cross against white background.

Cruz Procesional, siglo XV. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.

Processional Cross ca. 1000-1050 Byzantine Elaborately decorated crosses were widely used in religious, military, and imperial processions during the Middle Byzantine era. Often, as here, inscriptions in Greek identify the holy figures depicted in portrait busts. On the front of this cross, the central medallion contains a bust of Christ. The archangels Michael and Gabriel, the guardians of heaven, are pictured above and below him. To left and right are the traditional intercessors on behalf of humankind: the Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ, and John the Forerunner (Saint John the Baptist).The inscription at the base on the back of the cross identifies it as the votive gift (supplication) of a Bishop Leo. It was probably offered in honor of Saint Thalelaios, a physician, who is shown in the back central medallion with the symbols of his profession, a medical case and the pointed surgical tool known as a lancet. To the sides are saints Nicholas and John Chrysostom, two of the most importa

Processional cross, by Roman or Umbrian Work, 1150 - 1150, 12th Century, pressed silver, embossed and gilded, wood core. Italy: Umbria: Perugia: Assisi: Treasury Museum of San Francesco Basilica. Whole artwork. Processional cross front Jesus Christ crucifixion gold

Watch ca. 1620-30 Watchmaker: Anthoine Arlaud Arlaud, a Huguenot refugee from the French Auvergne, was the first in a dynasty of Geneva watchmakers. He became a burgher in Geneva in 1617. The form of this watch and the scene of the Risen Christ, with the emblems of the Passion, are surely reminders of the brevity of life on earth and of the importance of the salvation of the soul.. Watch 194198

Reliquary

Cruz Procesional, 1420. Iglesia parroquial de Ribera de Cardós, Lleida.

Processional Cross. Culture: Spanish. Dimensions: Overall: 14 1/4 x 20 3/4 in. (36.2 x 52.7 cm). Date: 11th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Reliquary cross. Germany. Cologne. First half of the 13th cent. Wood, copper, silver, gilt, gems. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.

Reliquary cross. Germany. Cologne. First half of the 13th cent. Wood, copper, silver, gilt, gems. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.

The Four Evangelists 16th century; stand, second half 19th century Attributed to Valerio Belli (Il Vicentino). The Four Evangelists 208174

Processional Cross. Culture: Amhara or Tigrinya peoples. Dimensions: H. 12 13/16 x W. 6 11/16 in. (32.5 x 17 cm). Date: 13th-14th century.Ethiopian Orthodox Churches retain a variety of crosses for use in liturgical ceremonies. Among the most common are crosses outfitted with sockets, such as this example, which could be mounted on a staff and carried during services or processions. The juxtaposition of positive and negative space employed in the cross would have created a dramatic silhouette against the sky during an outdoor procession, or cast an imposing shadow during a candlelit service.Like all Ethiopian crosses, this cross was made by a monk at the request of an elite patron. Wealthy devotees commissioned gifts to bestow upon monasteries to receive prayers and increase their reputation, as well as to support the faith. The majority of Ethiopian crosses were cast in brass using the lost-wax casting technique. Because it allows for only one of each object to be created, the techn

Reverse of the Cross of Lanciano, vintage engraving. Reverse of the Cross of Lanciano, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1846. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673288

Gold crucifix, St Martin's church, Bollate, Lombardy, Italy, 18th century.

Cruz Procesional de Xert, siglo XIV, Iglesia Parroquial.

Silversmith's art, 16th century. Silver leaf crucifix.

CUSTODIA GOTICO-FLAMENCA. Location: CATEDRAL VIEJA. Plasencia. CACERES. SPAIN.

Hutsul Cross (Single Armed) unknown

Procession cross from the 13th century excavated from the underground of the cathedral of Sandomierz, from the collection of Antoni Strzałecki ; drawing for the publication: Dominika Jeżewskiego Skarbiec Zabytków Polskich znajdujących się w prywatnych zbi. Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950), painter

Jesus Golden Jesus on the engraved wooden cross Copyright: xZoonar.com/Baloncicix 14773595

Goldsmith's art, Italy, 17th century. Gold and gems cross with the Relics of the Passion, 1620, by the goldsmiths at the Court of de' Medici. Detail.

Crucifix ca. 1450. Crucifix 458965

Cross thorough; Unknown Ethiopian workshop (1400-1970); 19th century (1801-00-00-1900-00-00);Chojnacki, Stanisław (1915-2010) - gift, gift (provenance), Ethiopian crosses, hand crosses, Serafin (Bible)

Van Gastel, Silver monstrance, monstrance liturgical vessel silver glass metal, religion church Roman Catholicism liturgy Rotterdam

Cross of the Emperor Lothair II (835-869). 11th century. Gold and precious gems. Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Germany.

CUSTODIA DE PLATA SOBREDORADA Y ESMALTES - PRIMER CUARTO DEL SIGLO XVII - CIRCULO LLERENENSE. Author: ESCUELA DE LLERENA (S XVII). Location: IGLESIA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA ENCARNACION. PUEBLA DE LA CALZADA. Badajoz. SPAIN.

Cruz Procesional, 1420. Iglesia parroquial de Ribera de Cardós, Lleida.

Lazio Rieti Rieti Museo del Tesoro del Duomo9. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Photos are all of metalwork: crucifixes, chalices and monstrances in most part. Negatives without prints also show some statuary. Owner: Cathedral Object Notes: Hutzel photo campaign date: December 27, 1982. His notes indicate that this is the "Museum of the Processional Cross," however TCI indicates that it is the Museo del Tesoro del Duomo. It is also possible that negatives without prints may belong to the Museo Civico in Rieti. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site c

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Trasacco, SS. Rufino e Cesidio, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Old copper chandelier, located in the Blagoveshchenskii Cathedral in Moscow, in the Ioann Bogoslov side-altar. Chromolithography by F. Dreher, published between 1849 and 1853

Reliquary Cross, by Holzmann Bernardo, Merlini Cosimo II (The Younger), 1618, 17th Century, embossed and chased gold, enamels, miscellaneous gems. Italy: Tuscany: Florence: Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore Museum. Detail. Reliquary cross gold embossed pedestal fragment cross Jesus Christ wood thorn piece dress/clothes gems decoration enamels precious stones

Cross

Cruz del Monasterio de Santa María de Vilabertrán, siglo XIV.

GRAN CRUZ PROFESIONAL DE PLATA SOBREDORADA. Author: ENRIQUE DE ARFE (1475-1545). Location: CATEDRAL DE SAN MARTIN. Orense. SPAIN.

Monstrance 1631 Spain. Silver and gilt bronze . Johannes de Nusco

Lazio Rieti Rieti Museo del Tesoro del Duomo3. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Photos are all of metalwork: crucifixes, chalices and monstrances in most part. Negatives without prints also show some statuary. Owner: Cathedral Object Notes: Hutzel photo campaign date: December 27, 1982. His notes indicate that this is the "Museum of the Processional Cross," however TCI indicates that it is the Museo del Tesoro del Duomo. It is also possible that negatives without prints may belong to the Museo Civico in Rieti. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site c

Krzyżyk zdobiony scenami ewangelicznymi. Snycerz grecki (fl. 1300-1399), author

Enkolpian Russian Orthodox, Kievan (Kiev), cross. Cast bronze, 11th-13th century

Processional cross 19th century, after 17th century original British, after Russian original This electrotype is after a seventeenth-century original a treasure of the Patriarch, Moscow, at the time of reproduction.. Processional cross 186602

Paschal candle in a catholic church. France.

Madrid museum, Madrid museum, Ivory Christ once preserves the treasury of the Cathedral of Leon, vintage engraving. Madrid museum, Madrid museum, Ivory Christ once preserves the treasury of the Cathedral of Leon, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1870. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679331

Cross thorough; Unknown Ethiopian workshop (1400-1970); XX W (1900-00-00-1960-00-00);deposit of Wacław Korabiewicz, crosses, Ethiopian crosses, hand crosses

RELICARIO DE LA VERA CRUZ - CRUZ DE ORO Y PIEDRAS PRECIOSAS 1230 - PIE 1200 - PLATA SOBREDORADA. Location: CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA. ASTORGA. LEON. SPAIN.

Bliżej Kultury unknown

Reliquary cross in the German Blade Museum, detail with relics

Russian Federation, , General, Double-headed eagle - symbol of Russian Tsars

13th century reliquary cross, Vitoria, María Inmaculada Cathedral, Álava, Spain.

Commemorative cross Sztorc, Henryk

Cruz Procesional, siglo XV, Iglesia parroquial de Cuencabuena.

Cruz Procesional, siglo XV, Iglesia parroquial de Olot.

Cross - "Ango Great advice"; Unknown Russian workshop (1700-1970); 19th century (1801-00-00-1900-00-00);Angel of the Great Council (iconogr.), Jesus Christ, Mandilion (iconogr.), Angels, inscriptions, crosses, wings

CUSTODIA DE STO TOMAS (1734). Author: SOSA ILDEFONSO. Location: IGREJA DE SAO DOMINGOS. SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNA. TENERIFFA. SPAIN.

Abruzzo Teramo Atri Cattedrale, Museo Capitolare3. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Metalwork, woodwork Salone 2 Post-medieval: Woodwork, metalwork (processional cross, reliquary, enamel) predella, architectural elements, sculpture; ceramics (6 plates, one vase, all attributed to Francesco Grue General views of galleries. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist 1575-1600 Germany. Gold, enamel, baroque pearls, rubies, emeralds, and diamonds .

Reliquary of the arrow of San Sebastian, Gothic, XIV century, Palma Cathedral Museum, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Votive Cross Of Justin Ii. 1959 Vatican Museums

Lazio Rieti Rieti Museo del Tesoro del Duomo5. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Photos are all of metalwork: crucifixes, chalices and monstrances in most part. Negatives without prints also show some statuary. Owner: Cathedral Object Notes: Hutzel photo campaign date: December 27, 1982. His notes indicate that this is the "Museum of the Processional Cross," however TCI indicates that it is the Museo del Tesoro del Duomo. It is also possible that negatives without prints may belong to the Museo Civico in Rieti. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site c

Sacrament house. The parish church Beatae Mariä Virgines (Visitation of the Virgin Mary) is a former fortified and pilgrimage church, St., Sankt, Saint

Crucifix decorated with French lilies, anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1900 The cross, the lower vertical part of which has been completely renewed, is decorated with French lilies on the three other ends and has a punched aureool at the intersection. The crucified Christ is a fake from the nineteenth century and carried out according to the type that was common in Germany in the 12th century. Northern Netherlands brass (alloy) casting The cross, the lower vertical part of which has been completely renewed, is decorated with French lilies on the three other ends and has a punched aureool at the intersection. The crucified Christ is a fake from the nineteenth century and carried out according to the type that was common in Germany in the 12th century. Northern Netherlands brass (alloy) casting

Tuscany Siena Sinalunga S. Bernardino. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of portal. Portal and vestibule date from the 15th cent. The church, with its octagonal cupola, date from the 17th cent. Interior views include: 4 of the Stations of the Cross, located in the vestibule; and frescoes of the Annunciation, a Baptism of Christ, and a Madonna & Child, which was painted in 1486 by Guidoccio Cozzarelli. There are also photos of architectural details of the octagonal cupola and of a wooden crucifix. Object Notes: Hutzel photo campaign date: March 7, 1983. Although there are notes for only one campaign, there is a second set of photos similar to, but not exactly like, the recorded set. The original numbers of this second set do not correspond to the numbers on the notes. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of

Cruz Procesional, 1415. Iglesia parroquial de Verdú, Lleida.

Lazio Rieti Rieti Museo del Tesoro del Duomo0. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Photos are all of metalwork: crucifixes, chalices and monstrances in most part. Negatives without prints also show some statuary. Owner: Cathedral Object Notes: Hutzel photo campaign date: December 27, 1982. His notes indicate that this is the "Museum of the Processional Cross," however TCI indicates that it is the Museo del Tesoro del Duomo. It is also possible that negatives without prints may belong to the Museo Civico in Rieti. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site c

Crucifix of King Agiluf of Lombardy. Agilulf (died 616) called the Thuringian, was a duke of Turin and king of the Lombard's from 591 until his death.

Gothic mass cup; around 1450; XV/XVI (foot) (1445-00-00-1455-00-00);Barbara (Saint - -306), Bartłomiej Apostle (Saint - - -70), Katarzyna (Saint), Church of Corpus Christi (Gdańsk) - collection, Madonna with the Child (iconogr.), Paweł the Apostle (Saint. - ca 8-ca 67), Piotr the Apostle (Saint- -a 64), Gothic (style), purchase (provenance), saints

Driven gilded silver monstrance with angels on halo, monstrance liturgical vessel holder silver gold glass, City sign Rotterdam - Holland Rotterdam City triangle Scaffolding church City church Sint Dominicus religion Originating from the Steigerse church (City church) Rotterdam.

Niger, Northern Niger, Air Region, Siler Pendant With Famous Cross Of Agadez

Saint Emmanuel church cross in Lalibela

Chaldean patriarch's cross

golden religious artifact in the museum in the Episcopal Palace of Segovia Segovia, Spain - 7 April, 2024: golden religious artifact in the museum in the Episcopal Palace of Segovia Copyright: xZoonar.com/NandoxLardix 21707319

Processional cross, 16th century, gilt silver, comes from the church of San Julian y Basilisa de Bagues,Diocesan Museum of Jaca, Huesca, Spain.

Episcopal mitre, embroidered silk, leather applications and cabochon glass, 20th century, Huesca Diocesan Museum, Aragon community, Spain.

Ethiopian Coptic Christian processional cross. Brass 20th century

Scandinavia. Crucifix. St. Halvardskirken. Oslo, 13th century. Norway. Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.

Chasuble 16th century Italian or Spanish. Chasuble 219818

Lazio Rieti Rieti Museo del Tesoro del Duomo0. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Photos are all of metalwork: crucifixes, chalices and monstrances in most part. Negatives without prints also show some statuary. Owner: Cathedral Object Notes: Hutzel photo campaign date: December 27, 1982. His notes indicate that this is the "Museum of the Processional Cross," however TCI indicates that it is the Museo del Tesoro del Duomo. It is also possible that negatives without prints may belong to the Museo Civico in Rieti. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site c

ARTE GOTICO. ESPAÑA. OSTENTORIO-RETABLO (c. primer cuarto del s. XVI) de plata sobredorada. Obra de tipología gótica tradicional con ornamentación tardo-gótica que introduce elementos renacentistas en el nudo del eje vertical. Detalle. Iglesia parroquial de San Juan Bautista. Horta de Sant Joan. Provincia de Tarragona. Cataluña.

Monstrance of the Cathedral of La Seu d'Urgell. Museum: MUSEO DE LA CATEDRAL DE URGELL.

Madrid 06-21-2012 report for the Madrid Section of the Hidden Corners of the Valley of the Fallen photo Jaime Garcia Archdc.

Cruz de Les Perles, siglo XVI. Museu-Tresor de la Catedral de Girona / Museo Tesoro de la Catedral de Gerona.

Detailed Cross enamels, 14th century. Gothic. Author: PERE BERNES.

Shakhya Tharig Buddhist Monastery..

Japan, Kyoto, Higashi Honganji Temple, gate,

Summit cross on Zugspitze, the highest mountain of Germany

The cope by Anonymous / Museo della Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta di Gandino/ 16th century/ Italy/ Wool, handwoven/ Applied Arts/ Objects

Monstrance, goldsmithing and textile art from the 16th to the 20th century, St., Sankt, Saint

St Ann church. The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the whole world. Agnus Dei. Turckheim. France.

St Ann church. The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the whole world. Agnus Dei. Turckheim. France.

Keman (Flower Garland” Temple Decoration) ca. 1725 Japan Keman (Sanskrit: kusumamala) literally means garland of flowers,” and refers to pendant decorative disks, usually made of bronze in the shape of a round fan (uchiwa), that are suspended from beams of inner sanctuary of a temple, above a Buddhist statue. They are thought to have their origin in the garlands of fresh flowers that were offered to nobles in ancient India.. Keman (Flower Garland” Temple Decoration) 60013

RELICARIO EXAGONAL EN PLATA SOBREDORADA. Location: CATEDRAL MUSEO DIOCESANO. Orense. SPAIN.

German 19th Century, The Crucifixion The Crucifixion

Forehead Pendant with Sun God Surya in a Chariot with Attendants, 1600s or 1700s. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley. Gold set with jewels and semi-precious stones; overall: 8 x 4.6 cm (3 1/8 x 1 13/16 in.). This pendant was made to hang on a sculpture of a deity under worship in a Nepalese temple. The image of the Sun God, venerated by both Buddhists and Hindus, is carved in translucent golden stones set into a framework of gold wire.He holds two lotuses with emeralds in the center.

The papal coat-of-arms

CRUZ PROCESIONAL CON ESMALTES-S XIV-REVERSO. Author: PERE BERNES (S. XIV). Location: COLEGIATA. Jativa. Valencia. SPAIN.

Lajvardina star and cross tiles . From Iran. Dated 13th Century

Lazio Rieti Poggio Mirteto Assunta, Cathedral6. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of apse, flanks, and brick, two-story facade of 17th c. cathedral, with details of tympanum and crest. Interior views of naves, altar, chapels, details of baroque stucco decoration, altar painting by Giovanni Baglione, other paintings, statues, cupola, and 16th c. silver processional cross in sacristy. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

PARTE TRASERA DE LA VIRGEN DEL SAGRARIO - SIGLO XIII - TALLA ROMANICA RECUBIERTA DE PLATA. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR, TOLEDO, SPAIN.

PARTE TRASERA DE LA VIRGEN DEL SAGRARIO - SIGLO XIII - TALLA ROMANICA RECUBIERTA DE PLATA. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPANIEN.

ENKOLPION (pole) with images; Unknown Ruthenian workshop; XV-XVI century (1400-00-00-1500-00-00);Maria (Mother of Jesus Christ), Mikołaj née Lycyska (Saint - Ca 270- Ca 345), Olga (Saint - Ca 890-969), Enkolpia, Inscriptions, crosses, temples, saints

Spain, Andalusia, Seville. Nazarenos carrying silver club with the respective brotherhood's emblem

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