The Gero Cross or Gero Crucifix (German: Gero-Kreuz), of around 965–970, is the oldest large sculpture of the crucified Christ north of the Alps, and has always been displayed in Cologne Cathedral in Germany. It was commissioned by Gero, Archbishop of Cologne, who died in 976, thus providing a terminus ante quem for the work. It is carved in oak, and painted and partially gilded – both have been renewed.[1] The halo and cross-pieces are original, but the Baroque surround was added in 1683. The figure is 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) high, and the span of its arms is 165 cm (5 ft 5 in).[2] It is the earliest known Western depiction of Christ on the cross while dead; earlier depictions had Christ appearing alive.
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The GeroCross or Gero Crucifix (German: Gero-Kreuz), of around 965–970, is the oldest large sculpture of the crucified Christ north of the Alps, and...
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the altar of the Holy Cross. Numerous near life-size crucifixes survive from the Romanesque period or earlier, with the GeroCross in Cologne Cathedral...
probably before 835. Other early Western examples include the GeroCross and the reverse of the Cross of Lothair, both from the end of the 10th century. The...
also became important, especially painted wooden crucifixes like the GeroCross from the very start of the period, and figures of the Virgin Mary like...
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sculpture from before 1,000 are exceptionally rare. Much the finest is the GeroCross, of 965–970, which is a crucifix, which was evidently the commonest type...
more common in Germany from the late eleventh century, following the GeroCross of Cologne Cathedral of about 970, which seems to have been the prototype...
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period or earlier, with the GeroCross in Cologne Cathedral (965–970) and the Volto Santo of Lucca the best known. Such crosses are commonly referred to...
type was developed. Early Western examples include the GeroCross and the reverse of the Cross of Lothair, both from the end of the 10th century. Marie-Madeleine...
the large silver cross of the Abbess Raingarda in the Basilica of San Michele Maggiore in Pavia and some stone sculpture. GeroCross, c. 965–970, Cologne...
construction. There are numerous artworks in the cathedral, including the GeroCross from the late 10th century the Shrine of the Three Kings, finished around...
other religious statues that he saw, but he came to accept them. The GeroCross, the earliest life-size crucifix image to survive, probably dates to around...
of Carolingian art, and looking forward to the Romanesque. The wooden GeroCross of 965–970 in Cologne Cathedral is both the oldest and the finest early...
isolated image for centuries, at least as far back as the 10th century GeroCross in Cologne, many images showed a new emphasis on graphically depicted...
seem similar to the body of the GeroCross in Cologne, as a result of which Cologne has been suggested as the cross's place of origin. Trier has also...
initiated. Early Christian symbols include the dove, the fish, the lamb, the cross, symbolic representation of the Four Evangelists as beasts, and the Good...
rood crosses with the side figures of Mary and John seem to survive, though we have large painted wooden crucifixes like the German GeroCross of around...
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