The Dead Christ between the Virgin and Saint John

15th century

Paduan 15th Century

Associated Names
Paduan 15th Century

Artist

The relief depicts three figures in the center. The central figure is flanked by two others, with faint halos above their heads. All figures are dressed in flowing garments and the central one stretches outward. Beneath the scene is an inscription in Latin. The color of the sculpture is a muted, dark brown, indicative of aged metal. The material appears to be bronze or a similar dark metal. The sculpture is framed with intricate floral patterns along the border. The relief is compact and fits neatly within a rectangular frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Very dark patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 8 x 5.6 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.) gross weight: 98 gr

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.363

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

Bibliography

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection. Reliefs and Plaquettes. Oxford, 1931. vol.II, 239.

1951

  • Renaissance Bronzes: Statuettes, Reliefs and Plaquettes, Medals and Coins from the Kress Collection. Introduction by Perry B. Cott. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1951: 145.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 316.

2011

  • Rossi, Francesco. La collezione Mario Scaglia: placchette. 3 vols. Bergamo, 2011: 1:108, under Variante A, M.6, as by Pietro delle Campane (?).

Inscriptions

center: O DOMINE IESV CRI / STE ADORO TE IN / CVCE PENDENTEM

Wikidata ID

Q63814782

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