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An Italian gilt-bronze Cristo Morto, after a model by Giambologna (1529-1608), early 17th century, Florence
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- bronze
Provenance
London Art Market
Exhibited
San Francisco, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Abbott Guggenheim Collection, 3 March-11 September 1988, cat. no. 30
Literature
L. Camins, Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Abbott Guggenheim Collection, San Francisco, 1988, no. 30, pp. 88-89
M. H. Schwartz (ed.), European Sculpture from the Abbott Guggenheim Collection, New York, 2008, no. 28, pp. 68-69
M. H. Schwartz (ed.), European Sculpture from the Abbott Guggenheim Collection, New York, 2008, no. 28, pp. 68-69
Catalogue Note
The present Cristo Morto is an example of Giambologna's celebrated model, the primary versions of which are an ungilt Corpus in the convent of Santa Maria degli Angiolini, and a gilt one in the convent of San Marco, both in Florence. Like many made later in the lifetime of Giambologna or after his death, it is slightly smaller than the earliest versions.
RELATED LITERATURE
C. Avery and A. Radcliffe (eds.), Giambologna 1529-1608: Sculptor to the Medici, 1978, pp. 45-47 and pp. 143-146, cat. nos. 105-111