Crucified Christ
c. 1600-1650
Artists
Description
Ivory figure of crucified Christ. Hands and feet are pierced, and nails are in place to affix the sculpture to a vertical surface. A deep groove is present at the top of the figure's head. Christ's hair, beard, pupils and eyelashes are painted in brownish black. His lips and wound on the right side of his torso are painted in red. The loincloth is decorated with geometric and floral patterns, which are painted in red and gilded. Traces of red paint, indicating blood, appear on the figure's forehead, face, neck, arms, hands, torso, legs, and feet.
Dimensions
62.5 × 68 × 13 cm (24 5/8 × 26 3/4 × 5 1/8 in.) framed: 124.5 × 83 × 18.5 cm (49 × 32 11/16 × 7 5/16 in.) 10.8 lb.
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY, bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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