Plaque with Christ in Majesty
Unknown Artist
14th century
Medium
Copper-gilt
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/4 x 6 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. (20.9 x 16.9 x 2.8 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Copper alloy
Culture
Italian
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1910
Accession Number
10.134.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the *Plaque with Christ in*, a exquisite 14th-century Italian masterpiece from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Medieval Art collection. Crafted by an unknown from copper alloy and adorned with gilding, this intimate plaque measures just 8¼ x 6⅝ x 1⅛ inches, making it a portable treasure likely intended for personal devotion or as part of a larger religious ensemble like an altarpiece or reliary. In the vibrant world of late Medieval Italy, such metalworks embodied the era's deep Christian piety amid the Gothic style's graceful elaboration. Christ in Majesty, a timeless iconographic moti...