Christ on Tomb with Two Angels

late 16th century

Anonymous Artist

Sculptor

Antonio Abondio

Related Artist, Italian, 1538 - 1591

German follower of Antonio Abondio

Attributed to

The sculpture depicts a seated figure holding a large beam, surrounded by draped fabric and flanked by two angels. The central figure is nude except for a cloth covering their lap, and is looking down at the ground. Their feet are bare on the rocky ground, with one foot on what appears to be a skill and the other on what may be a snake. The sculpture is a golden color and features two holes at the top corners, potentially for mounting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 6.1 x 5.9 cm (2 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.) gross weight: 55 gr

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.204


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Oscar Hainauer [d. 1894], Berlin; his wife, Julie Hainauer, Berlin; acquired 1906 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); by exchange 21 October 1920 to Joseph E. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1897

  • Bode, Wilhelm von, ed. Die Sammlung Oscar Hainauer / The Collection of Oscar Hainauer. [bound as one volume, English and German pages interleaved in one page sequence] Berlin, 1897 and London, 1906: no. 201.

1908

  • A Cabinet of One Hundred & Thirty-Three Bronze Plaques and Medals of the Renaissance Period from the Collection of the Late Herr Oscar Hainauer of Berlin. Ed. Duveen Brothers. London, n.d. (but 1908): no. 44, repro.

1942

  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 15.

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 160, no. 10.

Wikidata ID

Q63809473

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