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Current Location: Gallery 32 (Rothschild)

Titles

Christ bearing the Cross

Maker(s)

Painter: Unknown

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Notes

History note: Said to have been found in taking down a cottage in Huby's Yard, St Saviour's, Norwich; George E. Fox (1833-1908); bequeathed to Mill Stephenson, 1908; bought from him by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum, 1910

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1910) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

Circa 1400 CE - Circa 1425 CE

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil
Gold

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)
Frame Depth 7.3 cm Height 42.5 cm Width 39.6 cm
Panel (wood) Height 33.1 cm Width 29.9 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Tempera on panel

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 707
Primary reference Number: 785
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 25 August 2021 Last processed: Wednesday 31 January 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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