The Dead Christ Supported by the Virgin and Saint John

1513 or before

Moderno

Associated Names
Moderno

Artist, Veronese, 1467 - 1528

The sculpture is a relief depicting three figures. The central figure appears to be a male figure with long hair and a beard, in a slumped pose with closed eyes. On the left side is an older figure with a veiled head, looking at the central figure and on the right is a younger figure with curly hair, also looking towards the central figure. The figures are intricately carved with detailed expressions and flowing garments. The sculpture is crafted from bronze and set against a dark background. The composition is compact and concentrated around the central figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Medium brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 8.33 × 6.58 cm (3 1/4 × 2 9/16 in.)
    gross weight: 97.53 gr (0.215 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.298

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2011

  • Passion in Venice: Crivelli to Tintoretto and Veronese: The Man of Sorrows in Venetian Art, Museum of Biblical Art, New York, 2011, no. 31, repro.

Bibliography

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection. Reliefs and Plaquettes. Oxford, 1931. vol.II, 174.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 153.

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 107, no. 13.

1996

  • Bartalini, Roberto. Le Occasioni del Sodoma. Dalla Milano di Leonardo alla Roma di Raffaello. Rome, 1996: 93, fig. 89.

Markings

Reverse formerly bore previous inventory numbers 132 in red paint (Dreyfus) and 174 in yellow paint (Ricci 1931); numerals removed in 1982 cleaning.

Wikidata ID

Q63815072

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