The Centerpiece in the Fuentiduena Chapel

The Centerpiece in the Fuentiduena Chapel

At the "Cloisters" site of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Figure of Jesus on the Cross at The Cloisters,

Originally from Castile-León, from the convent
of Santa Clara at Astudillo, near Palencia; C. 1150-1200 (2 of 3)


Brief Description:

This lifesize Jesus fixed onto a cross originally hung above the altar of
a church. Despite the wounds in his hands, feet, and side, the symmetry of
Jesus’ face and body suggests calm and offers little evidence of his suffering
and death. Instead, his open eyes, gold crown, and jeweled loincloth—
once sky-blue in color, with gold stripes and a red lining—imply that he
is triumphing over death. This image of Jesus alive on the cross, which
appeared by the fifth century, was the first way medieval artists depicted
the Crucifixion.

Also:

Spanish; Castile-León, from the convent
of Santa Clara at Astudillo, near Palencia
Jesus: (repainted five times) white oak,
paint over gesso, gilding, and applied
stones; cross: red pine with paint over
gesso; H. (Jesus) 70 in. (177.8 cm),
H. (cross) 102 3/8 in. (260 cm)
Back painted with the Lamb of God
(Agnus Dei) at the center, scrolls ending
in leaves along the arms, and parts
of two Evangelists’ symbols at the
ends of the crossbar
Samuel D. Lee Fund, 1935 (35.36a,b)

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/58330/Fuentiduena-Chapel-at-The-Cloisters-a-branch-of-the-Metropolitan