Art Resource - AR6173568

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Nun polishing the Croix de Lorraine, a 2 armed cross housing a piece of the True Cross, brought back from the Holy Land by the Baugeois crusader Jean D’Alluye in 1244, and embedded in this cross by Louis I of Anjou in the 14th century, at the Chapelle de la Girouardiere, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The cross is in oak with gilded silver and pearls, with a sculpture of Christ and of the lamb and the dove. It was made in 1377. The cross was known as the Croix d'Anjou until King Rene married Isabelle of Lorraine in the 15th century, when it became the Croix de Lorraine. The cross was bought by Mother Anne de la Girouardiere, 1740-1827, and conserved it in the chapel. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Unique Identifier AR6173568

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 7087px × 4724px

Photo Credit Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY

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