A large Tuscan painted wood corpus, late 16th century

Overall surface abrasions, some losses, losses to polychromy. Some age cracks and some worming throughout. Some surface restorations and refreshed polychromy. Some toes, parts of hands, some of drapery along his proper right side and a lock of hair have restorations or have been reattached. The reverse with old iron loop in center of back. Aperture on his head probably for attachment of halo. Apparently stable. Very well carved.
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The appearance of Christ's ribs revealed beneath the skin, the contraction of His abdominal muscles and the gentle torsion of His body, echoing the corpora of Giambologna, contribute to this moving composition.  Such meticulous depiction of anatomical detail was evident in Donatello's early work and continued in Tuscany into the 16^th century.

The heavy swathe of drapery hanging far down Christ's right thigh and the parallel lines of the ropes that fasten the perizonium to the waist are unusual features.