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Mourning Saint John the Evangelist
Mourning Saint John the Evangelist
early 1400s
Gilt copper
Overall: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1942.1093
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These small statuettes would have originally flanked a crucifix as suggested by this arrangement. According to the Gospels, the Virgin and Saint John were present on Golgotha at Christ’s death. Medieval artists frequently depicted them standing next to the cross.
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