Atrial Cross

about 1500s

Artist

unknown artist

Culture

Mexican

Country

Mexico

Style/Tradition

Mexican Colonial

Object

sculpture

Medium

Volcanic stone

Accession Number

2024.424

Credit Line

Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Unknown artist, Atrial Cross, about 1500s. Volcanic stone; 45 in. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 2024.424.

Dimensions

overall height: 45 in, 114.3 cm

Department

Mayer Center, Latin American Art

Collection

Latin American Art

This object is currently on view

Known Provenance

Countess Odriozola, Hidalgo, Mexico. Acquired, Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Wray, Scottsdale, AZ. Acquired, (La Madera Company), Scottsdale, AZ. Private collection, Chicago, IL. Purchase, (Sotheby's), New York, 14 May 1996; purchase, Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, 14 May 1996 - July 2024; gift, Denver Art Museum, July 2024.

Exhibition History

"Tabula Rasa, Art of the Mexican Viceroyalty"—Mesa Southwest Museum, Mesa, AZ, 2/28/1988-6/20/1955
"Columbus and the Americas: Another View" DePaul University Art Gallery, Chicago, 2/11/1993-3/19/1993
“ReVision: Art in the Americas” — Denver Art Museum, 10/24/2021 – 7/17/2022