This is a 10" Bronze/Gold Medici Crucifix Resin Named for the Medici family of Italy, this collection of crucifixes embodies the elegance and artfulness that this influential family was know to support. Tracing back to the end of the 12th century, the Medici?s have often been credited with presiding over many of the cultural achievements in Europe during the Renaissance period. Throughout history, this powerful family maintained their patronage of the arts through vast and high ranking political achievements, which allowed for many artistic advancements in their native Florence, as well as throughout Europe.