The Entombment of Christ | |
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Title/s | The Entombment of Christ |
Maker/s | Gagini, Domenico attributed to (sculptor) |
Category |
sculpture |
Name |
relief |
Description | Marble stiacciato relief. Rectangular. The dead Christ is supported by a women standing behind him, and a kneeling woman on the right holds his feet. His head is dropping forwards onto his chest and his right arm hangs down at his side. Behind the kneeling woman there is an older woman who bends forward towards two seated figures, whose faces are partly obliterated. There are less clearly defined figures looking towards the group from the top right and top left of the relief. |
Production Notes | The attribution to Gagini is disputed. |
Production Place | Florence (sculptor) (place) Italy (sculptor) (country) Italian (sculptor) (nationality) |
Technique Description | marble stiacciato relief |
Dimensions |
length: (whole): 34.0
cm |
Period | second half of 15th century |
Date | circa 1450 to 1500 |
Provenance | bequeathed: Harris, F. Leverton 1926 (Filtered for: Applied Arts collection) Prince Villafranca of Palermo; De Ciccio, Palermo; purchased in 1912 by Frederick Leverton HarrisF. Leverton Harris Bequest |
Documentation |
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Other Notes | |
Accession Number | M.7-1926 (Applied Arts) |
