Circle of Christoph Daniel Schenck (1633-1691) South German, Upper Rhine, third quarter 17th century

a pair of limewood reliefs of Christ on the road to Calvary and the Crucifixion

The overall condition of the reliefs is good, there is some minor wear consistent with age. There are few orginal wooden plugs to the backs of the panels. There is some worming, particulary to the Road to Calvary relief. There are minor losses to some of the raised parts, such as noses and fingers. There is a minor restored horizontal split to the Crucification panel above Christ's head. There is a large chip to Christ's left leg. There is a large chip to the right corner and to the left edge of the Road of Calvary relief.
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Compare the swirling drapery and the pinched anguished faces with the relief of the Martyrdom of St. Meinrad, attributed to the workshop or follower of Christoph Daniel Schenk illustrated by van Euw. The reliefs can also be compared to the martyrdom relief in the Geistliche Schatzkammer, Vienna by Johann Caspar Schenck dating to circa 1670

RELATED LITERATURE
Christoph Daniel Schenck, 1633-1691, exh. cat. Wurttembergisches Landesmuseum (Stuttgart, 1996); A. von Euw, " Meisterwerkedes 17. bis 19. jahrhunderts in den Sammlungen des Stiftes Einsiedeln" in Aachener Kunstblätter (1969) vol. 39, fig. 25