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| Keywords: Italian - Plaquette with the Head of Christ - Walters 5468.jpg This is a typical devotional image for private meditation produced in large numbers and not very expensive Its value lay in the subject Depictions of Christ on easily reproducible bronze plaquettes and medals were popular in Italy by 1500 and were widely exported Inscriptions on other examples indicate that this profile image of Christ was regarded as an authentic portrait The letters I N R I stand for Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews This is the inscription that according to the Evangelist John Pilate had written on the plaque above Christ's head on the cross The sun and moon allude to the cosmic significance of his sacrifice ca 1500 Early Modern bronze cm 10 6 7 1 2 accession number 54 68 23328 Elia Volpi Florence Sale Davanzati Palace and Villa Pia Collections American Art Association New York 1916 no 30 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1916 Transcription I N R I place of origin Rome Italy Walters Art Museum license Renaissance reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Plaquettes Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
