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Lamentation over the Dead Christ

Relief
ca. 1548-58 (made)
Artist/Maker
Baccio Bandinelli (sculptor)
Place of origin
Florence (made)

This stucco panel was made by Baccio Bandinelli (1493-1560), in Florence in ca. 1548-58.

Baccio Bandinelli (1488 - 1560) was an Italian sculptor, painter and draughtsman. He was the son of Michelangelo Viviano (1459-1528), a prominent Florentine goldsmith, who was in the good graces of the Medici and who taught Cellini and Raffaello da Montelupo.

The stucco may have been made in connection with a lost bronze relief intended for the choir or High Altar of Florence Cathedral.


Object details

Categories
Christianity
Religion
Sculpture
Object type
Relief
Titles
  • Lamentation over the Dead Christ (generic title)
  • The Deposition from the Cross (generic title)
  • The Descent from the Cross (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Relief in stucco, figures gilded
Stucco
Wood
Relief
Gilding
Painting
Brief description
Relief, 'Lamentation over the Dead Christ', gilded and painted stucco, Baccio Bandinelli, Florence, ca. 1548-1558
Physical description
The composition is identical with that of 1196-1903. The figures are gilded, and the ground is dark blue. In a frame of painted and gilt wood, possibly original.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.3cm (Note: frame dimensions: 57.5 x 87.5 x 10 cm)
  • Length: 70.5cm
Weight: Panel is 9.94Kg, Frame is 7.70 kg.
Object history
Purchased in Florence in 1861 (vendor not recorded).
Historical context
The sculpture may have been made in connection with a lost bronze relief by Bandinelli intended for the choir or HIgh Altar of Florence Cathedral.
Subjects depicted
Christianity
Figures
Christ
Summary
This stucco panel was made by Baccio Bandinelli (1493-1560), in Florence in ca. 1548-58.

Baccio Bandinelli (1488 - 1560) was an Italian sculptor, painter and draughtsman. He was the son of Michelangelo Viviano (1459-1528), a prominent Florentine goldsmith, who was in the good graces of the Medici and who taught Cellini and Raffaello da Montelupo.

The stucco may have been made in connection with a lost bronze relief intended for the choir or High Altar of Florence Cathedral.
Associated object
1196-1903
Bibliographic references
  • Motture, Peta, ed., Donatello: Sculpting the Renaissance, London: V&A Publishing, 2023. p. 243, cat. 6.12, entry by Kira d'Alburquerque
  • Heikamp, Detlef and Paolozzi-Strozzi, Beatrice (eds.), Baccio Bandinelli. Scultore e Maestro (1493-1560) (exh. cat. Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, 8 April-13 July 2014), Florence, Giunti 2014, pp.302-3, cat.16 (entry by Dimitrios Zikos)
  • Mariacher, Giovanni. La Scultura del Cinquecento. In: series Storia dell'Arte in Italia, Turin 1987, p. 113
  • The Rival of Nature : Renaissance painting in its context, London : National Gallery, 1975 195
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Volume II: Text. Sixteenth to Twentieth Century. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1964, p. 446
  • Maclagan, Eric and Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture. Text. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1932, p. 135
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1861 In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 27
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
7386-1861

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Record createdSeptember 4, 2008
Record URL
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