Book contents
- Old Saint Peter's, Rome
- Series page
- Old Saint Peter's, Rome
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Plates
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Saint Peter's and the city of Rome between Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages
- 2 From Constantine to Constans
- 3 Spoliain the fourth-century basilica
- 4 The Early Christian baptisteryof Saint Peter's
- 5 The representation of Old Saint Peter's basilica in theLiber Pontificalis
- 6 The mausoleum of Honorius
- 7 Popes, emperors and clergyat Old Saint Peter's from the fourth to the eighth century
- 8 Theearly liturgy of Saint Peter's and the Roman liturgical year
- 9 Interactions between liturgy and politics in Old Saint Peter's, 670–741
- 10 A reconstruction of the oratory of John VII (705–7)
- 11 Old Saint Peter's and the Iconoclastic Controversy
- 12 The Veronica, theVultus Christiand the veneration oficons in medieval Rome
- 13 The Carolingiansand the oratoryof Saint Peter the Shepherd
- 14 Plus Caesare Petrus
- 15 The Legendary of Saint Peter's basilica
- 16 The stucco crucifix of Saint Peter's reconsidered
- 17 Saint Peter's in the fifteenth century
- 18 Filarete's renovation of the Porta Argenteaat Old Saint Peter's
- 19 The altarof Saint Maurice and the invention of tradition in Saint Peter's
- 20 Epilogue. A hybrid history:
- Appendix Letter of the canons of Saint Peter's to Paul V concerning the demolition of the old basilica, 1605
- Bibliography
- Index
16 - The stucco crucifix of Saint Peter's reconsidered
Textual sources and visual evidence for the Renaissance copy of a medieval silver crucifix
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 December 2013
Book contents
- Old Saint Peter's, Rome
- Series page
- Old Saint Peter's, Rome
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Plates
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Saint Peter's and the city of Rome between Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages
- 2 From Constantine to Constans
- 3 Spoliain the fourth-century basilica
- 4 The Early Christian baptisteryof Saint Peter's
- 5 The representation of Old Saint Peter's basilica in theLiber Pontificalis
- 6 The mausoleum of Honorius
- 7 Popes, emperors and clergyat Old Saint Peter's from the fourth to the eighth century
- 8 Theearly liturgy of Saint Peter's and the Roman liturgical year
- 9 Interactions between liturgy and politics in Old Saint Peter's, 670–741
- 10 A reconstruction of the oratory of John VII (705–7)
- 11 Old Saint Peter's and the Iconoclastic Controversy
- 12 The Veronica, theVultus Christiand the veneration oficons in medieval Rome
- 13 The Carolingiansand the oratoryof Saint Peter the Shepherd
- 14 Plus Caesare Petrus
- 15 The Legendary of Saint Peter's basilica
- 16 The stucco crucifix of Saint Peter's reconsidered
- 17 Saint Peter's in the fifteenth century
- 18 Filarete's renovation of the Porta Argenteaat Old Saint Peter's
- 19 The altarof Saint Maurice and the invention of tradition in Saint Peter's
- 20 Epilogue. A hybrid history:
- Appendix Letter of the canons of Saint Peter's to Paul V concerning the demolition of the old basilica, 1605
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In 1908 Giuseppe Cascioli discovered a long-forgotten crucifix under the New Sacristy of Saint Peter's basilica in Rome. Iconography is helpful in attempting to contextualize the Saint Peter's crucifix, particularly with respect to the double effigy of the apostles Peter and Paul at the lower end of the cross. The apostles are turned slightly towards each other. Peter is situated on the left, and Paul on the right of the rectangular panel. They carry their gilded attributes, the key and the sword. During the Middle Ages, the crosses of Old Saint Peter's may have served as exemplars for western European donations of silver and gold monumental crucifixes. Old Saint Peter's would emerge as another reference point besides the tradition-rich Golgotha, whose memorial crosses were models for numerous donations of crucifixes during the Middle Ages, including, amongst others, the Georgian silver monumental crosses from the early and high Middle Ages.
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- Old Saint Peter's, Rome , pp. 306 - 323Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013
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