The Triumphal Cross (German: Triumphkreuz, 10.)
is a monumental wooden crucifix, which hangs above the main altar in the high choir.
It shows Jesus being crucified as continuous redeemer of sins, dressed like the risen Christ in a long, belted tunic shaped into grooved parallel folds.
Christ is depicted in hieratic symmetry.
Head, body, legs and feet are completely vertical, the arms extend absolutely horizontally.
His open palms are nailed to the cross.
His feet stand on a Suppedaneum and are not nailed.
Jesus' bearded head appears solemn, with his eyes directed at the viewer.
On the collar and chest of his high priestly gown are carvings imitating gemstones.
The figure must have originally worn a crown, but this has been lost.

This depiction is based on the vision of John of Patmos in the Book of Revelation (similem Filio hominis, vestitum podere, et precinctum ad mamillas zona aurea – "A likeness of the Son of man, dressed in the poderes with a golden belt tied round his breast," Rev 1:13).

The crucifix, also known as "Volto Santo" dates to the late 13th century.
Cross and corpus are made of oak.
The figure is  c. 2.22 m high, his armspan is 1.98 m. The cross itself is 3.55 m high, 2.62 m wide and about 3 cm deep.

The Triumphal cross has only hung in the High Choir of the cathedral as the altar cross since 1973.
Before that it hung in the cloisters and was in poor condition.
Parts of the arms of the cross and the ends of the arms had disappeared and the figure was cracked.
In 1973 and 1974, the cross was restored in Osnabrück, using photographs.
In the course of the restoration, the lost ends of the arms were reconstructed.
Whether the eight-petalled rosette pattern on the ends existed on the original is uncertain.
Originally the crucifix was painted, but only a few traces still remain today.
It is mounted on steel rods in its back side, which is undecorated because the work was originally designed as a wall hanging.
The Triumphal Cross (German: Triumphkreuz, 10.) is a monumental wooden crucifix, which hangs above the main altar in the high choir. It shows Jesus being crucified as continuous redeemer of sins, dressed like the risen Christ in a long, belted tunic shaped into grooved parallel folds. Christ is depicted in hieratic symmetry. Head, body, legs and feet are completely vertical, the arms extend absolutely horizontally. His open palms are nailed to the cross. His feet stand on a Suppedaneum and are not nailed. Jesus' bearded head appears solemn, with his eyes directed at the viewer. On the collar and chest of his high priestly gown are carvings imitating gemstones. The figure must have originally worn a crown, but this has been lost.
This depiction is based on the vision of John of Patmos in the Book of Revelation (similem Filio hominis, vestitum podere, et precinctum ad mamillas zona aurea – "A likeness of the Son of man, dressed in the poderes with a golden belt tied round his breast," Rev 1:13).
The crucifix, also known as "Volto Santo" dates to the late 13th century. Cross and corpus are made of oak. The figure is  c. 2.22 m high, his armspan is 1.98 m. The cross itself is 3.55 m high, 2.62 m wide and about 3 cm deep.
The Triumphal cross has only hung in the High Choir of the cathedral as the altar cross since 1973. Before that it hung in the cloisters and was in poor condition. Parts of the arms of the cross and the ends of the arms had disappeared and the figure was cracked. In 1973 and 1974, the cross was restored in Osnabrück, using photographs. In the course of the restoration, the lost ends of the arms were reconstructed. Whether the eight-petalled rosette pattern on the ends existed on the original is uncertain. Originally the crucifix was painted, but only a few traces still remain today. It is mounted on steel rods in its back side, which is undecorated because the work was originally designed as a wall hanging.
Münster Cathedral