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The Gero Cross. 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
Opening day for the short lived operation of Alan Pegler's #4472, The Flying Scotsman along San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. Seen running on Jefferson St., Pegler is in the engineers seat and riding the tender is Joseph Silva, manager of the State Belt RR. (1972)
Crucifixions and crucifixes have appeared in the arts and popular culture from before the era of the pagan Roman Empire.The crucifixion of Jesus has been depicted in a wide range of religious art since the 4th century CE, frequently including the appearance of mournful onlookers such as the Virgin Mary, Pontius Pilate, and angels, as well as antisemitic depictions portraying Jews as ...
This list of museums in the San Francisco Bay Area is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Thomas Patrick Campbell (born 12 July 1962) [1] is the director and CEO of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), overseeing the de Young and Legion of Honor museums. . He served as the director and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art between 2009 and 2017.
Carved wooden images were a fundamental element in churches as objects of veneration within the Catholic Church. One of the most elaborate types in Catalonia was the Christ in Majesty , images of Christ on the Cross that symbolize his triumph over death, of which the most outstanding is the Batlló Majesty.
A year after Miller’s SnapCrap went live, the website Open The Books launched the data map that DeSantis used onstage at the debate on Thursday, mapping the 118,352 reported instances of poop on ...
Pier 24 Photography is a non-profit art museum located on the Port of San Francisco directly under the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge.The organization houses the permanent collection of the Pilara Foundation, which collects, preserves and exhibits photography.