Name/Title
Crucifixion, TheEntry/Object ID
2005.02.010Description
Small icon painted in oil on wood panel with dark red border. The focal image shows Christ crucified on the tri-bar Orthodox cross clad in a white loincloth with blood protruding from both hands, his feet, and a puncture wound on his right ribcage. He is encircled by a half golf halo and red Cyrillic inscriptions above his arms and head. Below him stand four figures; two females on the left and two males on the right. They stand on white geometric shapes and each have their own gold leaf halo. The females are clad in maphorion veils and tunics. One male is clad in a purple and green tunic and cloak while the other is dressed as a soldier in gold armor and a red cape. The background consists of light tan colored buildings and a brown sky. In the upper left corner is a red sun in the clouds and in the upper right corner is a tan sun in the clouds.Type of Painting
PanelCollection
Betsy Scheuring Icon CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2005.02Source or Donor
Betsy ScheuringAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Betsy ScheuringMade/Created
Date made
1917 - 1980Time Period
20th CenturyInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
LabelLocation
On back of iconTranscription
19th C, $495.00, 95475 OCHLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
IconNomenclature Primary Object Term
Symbol, ReligiousNomenclature Sub-Class
Religious ObjectsNomenclature Class
Ceremonial ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
2-13/16 inWidth
2-1/4 inDepth
1/2 inExhibition
Spirit Made Tangible: The Scheuring Icon Collection (2006)Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical ContextLabel
The Crucifixion is represented with Christ flanked by Mary Magdalene, the Virgin Mary, John the Apostle, and the centurion Longinus (cf. 2005.02.030). The sun and the moon appear in the upper left and right corners, and the city of Jerusalem (resembling a Russian city) appears behind the figures. The icon is executed in a provincial style with little attention given to careful modeling of the forms. The figures appear elongated and static as is common in Byzantine icons.