Alessandro Algardi

Bolognese-Roman, 1598 - 1654

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Alessandro Algardi, Christ on the Cross, 1647, pen and brown ink over red chalk on laid paper, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1992.42.1

Christ on the Cross

Alessandro Algardi · 1647 · pen and brown ink over red chalk on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1992.42.1

Alessandro Algardi, Saint Matthew, c. 1640, terracotta, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1970.7.1

Saint Matthew

Alessandro Algardi · c. 1640 · terracotta ·  Accession ID  1970.7.1

Alessandro Algardi, The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, c. 1635, bronze, Kaiser Fund, Loula D. Lasker Fund and Edward E. MacCrone Fund, 1983.20.1

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Alessandro Algardi · c. 1635 · bronze ·  Accession ID  1983.20.1

Alessandro Algardi, A Flagellator of Christ, c. 1630s, silver, Patrons' Permanent Fund, 1991.124.1

A Flagellator of Christ

Alessandro Algardi · c. 1630s · silver ·  Accession ID  1991.124.1

A bearded man wearing only a cloth tied around his hips bends toward a short column with his hands behind his back in this freestanding, silver sculpture. In this photograph, the man’s muscular body faces us, but his head turns sharply to the left as he looks down. A flat, starburst-like gold halo sits atop his long hair, which is pulled back to the nape of his neck. The black column is to our left, and it disappears behind the man’s hip. The tall pedestal has molding and decorative ornaments around a window on the front face. Material inside looks like tiny, fine chain links or a similar substance. The silver of the man’s body gleams with tones of muted pink and pale, slate blue where the light falls, especially across his chest and hips. The sculpture is photographed in front of a pale gray background.
Alessandro Algardi, Christ at the Column, model c. 1630s, cast probably mid 17th century, silver, New Century Fund, Gift of The William Stamps Farish Fund, 1998.95.1

Christ at the Column

Alessandro Algardi · model c. 1630s, cast probably mid 17th century · silver ·  Accession ID  1998.95.1

Giovanni Battista Bracelli, Attila at the Gates of Rome, 1649, etching on laid paper [proof], Purchased as the Gift of Bert Freidus, 2016.151.3

Attila at the Gates of Rome

Giovanni Battista Bracelli · 1649 · etching on laid paper [proof] ·  Accession ID  2016.151.3