# Triumphal Cross ensemble [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [UNKNOWN MASTER, German]() - Date: 1201-1250 - Technique: Wood ## Commentary Of the numerous Triumphal Cross ensembles of the German Middle Ages, only a few survive. The one in Halberstadt Cathedral is both the earliest and the best. This monumental group was made for the junction of nave and chancel. Christ is shown dead on the cross, at his feet lies Adam. The cross is flanked by the Virgin and St John as well as two cherubim, each with six wings, whose bodies are hollowed out. The cavities, closed by small doors at the back, probably once held relics. ## Related artworks - [12 scenes from the Life of Christ]() - [A Bath-House]() - [A carpenter at work]() - [A Knight of the Rehlinger Family]() - [A Lady]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds]() - [Altarpiece of the Seven Joys of Mary]() - [Altarpiece of the Seven Joys of Mary]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()