Cruciform Collection

The Hippocratic oath, Hippocrates code of ethical conduct for practitioners of medicine
HIPPOCRATIC OATH. The Hippocratic oath, Hippocrates code of ethical conduct for practitioners of medicine, written in the form of a cross. Byzantine ms. 12th century

Different types of flower: liliaceous, rosacaous, caryophyllaceous, nectiferous-spurred flower
FLO4671482 Different types of flower: liliaceous, rosacaous, caryophyllaceous, nectiferous-spurred flower, cruciform and papilionaceous

Untitled (pencil and w/c on paper)
PWI261901 Untitled (pencil and w/c on paper) by Tatlin, Vladimir Evgrafovich (1885-1953); Private Collection; © Peter Willi

Design for Pendant with Diamonds, c.1864-c.1894. Creator: Henri Cameré
Design for Pendant with Diamonds, c.1864-c.1894. Cruciform pendant set with brilliant-cut diamonds. In 1867 rich diamond deposits were discovered along the Orange River in South Africa

Lemba Lady, a cruciform female figurine, c. 41st century BC
The Lemba Lady from Cyprus, a cruciform female figurine, c.41st century BC

Oil Painting on Canvas Women Playing Chopad Game
3609821 Oil Painting on Canvas Women Playing Chopad Game by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

St. James on a White Horse Riding over the Corpses of Moors and The Coat of Arms of the Family of Gomez
986337 St.James on a White Horse Riding over the Corpses of Moors and The Coat of Arms of the Family of Gomez, 1606 (illuminated manuscript on vellum) by Spanish School

Christ Carrying the Cross, (oil on panel)
827921 Christ Carrying the Cross, (oil on panel) by Palmezzano, Marco (1458-1539); 65.2x49.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ Carrying the Cross. Marco Palmezzano (1460-c.1539)

DDE-90035805
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and the city of Bath, Somerset, England. Date: 20/07/2005

Christ the King, 1919 (brass)
3619803 Christ the King, 1919 (brass) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); 11.5 cm; Wolseley Fine Arts, London, UK; (add.info.: Gill modelled this figure in wax)

The Crucifixion (oil on panel)
990064 The Crucifixion (oil on panel) by Master of Imola (15th century); 39.4x31.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crucifixion. The Master of Imola (15th Century). Oil on panel

A Triptych: Christ on the Cross with the Virgin, the Magdalen, Saint John the Evangelist
659307 A Triptych: Christ on the Cross with the Virgin, the Magdalen, Saint John the Evangelist and Angels; on the Wings Christ Offered Vinegar Before the Crucifixion and the Lamentation

Portrait of Platon, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna (oil on canvas)
1195701 Portrait of Platon, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna (oil on canvas) by Borovikovsky, Vladimir Lukich (1757-1825); 103.5x86.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Borovikovskii)

The Crucifixion with the Madonna, Saints John the Baptist, Mary Magdalen
827851 The Crucifixion with the Madonna, Saints John the Baptist, Mary Magdalen, Andrew and Francis, 1503 (oil on panel) by Rosselli

Saint Mary Magdalen, c. 1650s (oil on canvas)
827758 Saint Mary Magdalen, c.1650s (oil on canvas) by Dolci, Carlo (1616-86); 87x74.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Mary Magdalen. Carlo Dolci (1616-1686). Oil on canvas

Pontius Pilate Refusing to Alter the Inscription to be Placed on Christs Cross
827734 Pontius Pilate Refusing to Alter the Inscription to be Placed on Christs Cross, 1641 (oil on canvas) by Koninck, Salomon (1609-56); 107.7x85.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves - The Three Crosses, c
659433 Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves - The Three Crosses, c.1653-1661 (drypoint with engraving) by Rembrandt Harmensz

One of a pair of stools en x, c. 1935 (oak & silk)
3061113 One of a pair of stools en x, c.1935 (oak & silk) by Frank, Jean-Michel (1895-1941); 44.5x51x41 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Ideal proportions based on the human body, from Di Lucio Vitruvio Pollione de
STC205044 Ideal proportions based on the human body, from Di Lucio Vitruvio Pollione de architectura a libri dece, by Gotardo de Ponte Como, 1521 (engraving) by Cesariano

Detail from an altar stone depicting an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ
3288497 Detail from an altar stone depicting an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, North Africa, c.4th century AD (stone) by Roman, (4th century AD); Louvre, Paris

Mbulu Ngulu, A Kota Reliquary Figure (brass & copper)
CH450391 Mbulu Ngulu, A Kota Reliquary Figure (brass & copper) by African School, (19th Century); height: 48.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; African, out of copyright

Plan of St Peter s, Codex Coner, 1513-15 (ink on paper)
3500017 Plan of St Peter s, Codex Coner, 1513-15 (ink on paper) by Bernardo Della Volpaia (b.c.1475); Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Christian at the Foot of the Cross, (oil on canvas)
1199591 Christian at the Foot of the Cross, (oil on canvas) by Paton, Joseph Noel (1821-1901); 40x26.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish, out of copyright

Constantine worshipping the True Cross, (oil on panel)
990140 Constantine worshipping the True Cross, (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 35.4x33.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Constantine worshipping the True Cross)

The Descent from the Cross and the Entombment - a Section of a Predella
659319 The Descent from the Cross and the Entombment - a Section of a Predella (tempera on gold ground panel) by Master of Torralba (fl.c.1440)

Saint Helen Holding the Cross (tempera on panel)
659273 Saint Helen Holding the Cross (tempera on panel) by Spanish School, (15th century); 80x46.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Aragonese School ); Photo eChristies Images; Spanish

The first plan for Philadelphia, devised by William Penn and Thomas Holme in 1682
5863766 The first plan for Philadelphia, devised by William Penn and Thomas Holme in 1682, 1684 (engraving) by Drogenham, G

Doves carrying a wreath above the three crosses on the hilltop of Calvary, Christian greetings card (chromolitho)
6032065 Doves carrying a wreath above the three crosses on the hilltop of Calvary, Christian greetings card (chromolitho) by German School

The Crucifixion, from The Small Passion, c. 1509-11 (woodcut print)
1767105 The Crucifixion, from The Small Passion, c.1509-11 (woodcut print) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crucifixion, from The Small Passion)

The Harrowing of Hell or Christ in Limbo, from The Large Passion, 1510 (woodcut print)
1767104 The Harrowing of Hell or Christ in Limbo, from The Large Passion, 1510 (woodcut print) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Private Collection; (add.info)

Detail of a cross from the mosaic floor of the Byzantine church in Shoham, Israel, c
3287756 Detail of a cross from the mosaic floor of the Byzantine church in Shoham, Israel, c.5th century AD (mosaic) by Byzantine; Samaritan Museum, Israel; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata, c. 1400 (oil on gold ground panel)
990147 Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata, c.1400 (oil on gold ground panel) by Bohemian School, (14th century); 44.2x27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata)

One of a pair of stools en x, c. 1935 (oak & silk)
3061114 One of a pair of stools en x, c.1935 (oak & silk) by Frank, Jean-Michel (1895-1941); 44.5x51x41 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Detail of crosses from the mosaic floor of the Byzantine church in Shoham, Israel, c
3287778 Detail of crosses from the mosaic floor of the Byzantine church in Shoham, Israel, c.5th century AD (mosaic) by Byzantine, (5th century); Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

Crucifixion by the Romans, 1887 (oil on canvas)
1195841 Crucifixion by the Romans, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Vereshchagin, Vasili Vasilievich (1842-1904); 301x401.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Vereshchagin)

Treboul, near Douardenez, Brittany; Treboul, pres de Douardenez, Bretagne
824556 Treboul, near Douardenez, Brittany; Treboul, pres de Douardenez, Bretagne, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 55.2x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Treboul)

Christ on the Road to Calvary (oil on copper)
1766802 Christ on the Road to Calvary (oil on copper) by Badalocchio, Sisto (1581/5-1647) (circle of); 24.1x18.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ on the Road to Calvary)

The Cross, Winchester (watercolour and bodycolour)
1765031 The Cross, Winchester (watercolour and bodycolour) by Rayner, Louise Ingram (1832-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cross, Winchester. Louise Rayner (1832-1924)

Woman in a death-bed scene with John the Baptist, c. 1475-1500 (ink
986281 Woman in a death-bed scene with John the Baptist, c.1475-1500 (ink, paints and gold leaf on vellum) by French School

Cruciform - Bulto, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Majel G. Claflin
Cruciform - Bulto, 1935/1942

Cruciform and square-headed fibulae, 1893. Artist: A Housselin
Cruciform and square-headed fibulae, 1893. Fibulae were a type of brooch. A print from The Industrial Arts of the Anglo-Saxons by Baron D de Baye, Swan Sonnenschein, London, 1893

Cruciform fibulae, 1893. Fibulae were a type of brooch. A print from The Industrial Arts of the Anglo-Saxons by Baron D de Baye, Swan Sonnenschein, London, 1893

St Malo, Tomb of Chateaubriand - black & white view of cruciform monument on plinth with railing all round sea in background Date: circa 1890s

Old Cruciform Church, Ballycarry - a view of the derelict church with gravestones in the foreground. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim; Ballycarry). Date: circa early 1900s

Roman city of Italica. Domus of the Exedra. Spain
Spain. Italica. Roman city founded c. 206 BC. Domus of the Exedra. Cruciform pillars of the perimeter portico. Andalusia

Milan Cathedral
Begun in the 1380s, Milan Cathedral, one of the largest in the world, was built by many different architects, including Leonardo and was completed in the 19th century. Date: 1930s

Roserk Abbey, County Mayo, Ireland, from Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland
KW131108 Roserk Abbey, County Mayo, Ireland, from Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland by George Virtue, 1860s (engraving) by Bartlett

Angkor Wat - Cambodia - Central Gallery, showing the cruciform cloisters of the 1st floor/level. Date: circa 1910s

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"Cruciform: Tracing the Symbolic Cross through Time and Art" The concept has transcended centuries, leaving its mark on various aspects of human history. From the ancient Hippocratic oath to Byzantine manuscripts, this symbol in the form of a cross has held immense significance. In Megalithic burial mounds, ceremonies were conducted with reverence and respect for the deceased. The presence elements during these rituals suggests a connection between life and death, perhaps representing hope or spiritual transcendence. Dating back to 41st century BC, the Lemba Lady figurine showcases a remarkable cruciform shape. This artifact serves as evidence that this symbol was not limited to religious contexts but also had cultural implications. Religious devotion is beautifully portrayed in "A Devout Brother of the Order of St Francis, " an oil painting depicting a man adorned with a crucifix around his neck. It exemplifies how individuals embraced cruciform imagery as an expression of their faith. Artistic representations such as "St. James on a White Horse Riding over the Corpses of Moors" demonstrate how crusaders used cruciform symbols to justify their actions against non-Christians during medieval times. Similarly, illuminated manuscripts like "The Coat of Arms of the Family Gomez" incorporated crosses into their designs to signify lineage and nobility. One cannot discuss cruciform without mentioning Christ's journey depicted in artworks like "Christ Carrying the Cross. " These powerful portrayals capture both physical suffering and spiritual strength associated with this iconic symbol. Moving forward in time, we encounter modern interpretations such as "Christ the King, " crafted from brass in 1919. This artwork reflects society's evolving perception while still honoring traditional symbolism tied to Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. Triptychs like "A Triptych: Christ on the Cross with Virgin Mary" depict multiple scenes related to Crucifixion – offering vinegar before His death or His agony in the garden.