The Centurion and Two Soldiers, from a Crucifixion Group, ca. 1340–50


The Centurion and Two Soldiers, from a Crucifixion Group, ca. 1340–50, Made in Meuse Valley, Netherlands, Franco-Netherlandish, Marble, gilding, Overall: 26 7/16 x 8 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. ( x x cm), Sculpture-Stone, Said to have come from the collegiate church of Notre-Dame at Huy in Belgium, these figures were probably part of a large sculptural retable behind the altar. They are stylistically related to the marble Virgin and Child, exhibited nearby, ordered in 1345 for the church of Saint Catherine at Diest, Belgium


Size: 2812px × 4992px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1/4, 4, , , 26, , 1340, 1340–50, 1345, 7/16, 7/8, 8, altar, belgium, ca, ca., catherine, centurion, child, church, cm, collegiate, crucifixion, diest, exhibited, figures, franco-netherlandish, gilding, group, huy, large, marble, meuse, netherlands, notre-dame, ordered, part, related, retable, saint, sculptural, sculpture-stone, soldiers, stylistically, valley, virgin