Object Name
Artist/Maker
Object Type
Date
1500-1525
Medium
boxwood
Credit Line
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
61.131
Location
Not currently on display
Institution/Owner
External Link
Dimensions
Overall Open (diameter): 49mm (4.9 cm)
Description
Left scene: Carrying of the Cross; Right scene: Crucifixion with the Swoon of the Virgin
Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings
Inscription
Carved Latin inscription around scene of Crucifixion only:
O crux ave, spes unica, Hoc passionis tempore, Auge piis justitiam, Reisque dona veniam
[stanza 8 of Good Friday hymn Vexilla Regis]
[source: Romanelli]
O crux ave, spes unica, Hoc passionis tempore, Auge piis justitiam, Reisque dona veniam
[stanza 8 of Good Friday hymn Vexilla Regis]
[source: Romanelli]
Published References
World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1971-1972
Catalogue Raisonné
Romanelli 29
Provenance
Provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest
Previous Owner(s)
Henry Walters