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The Risen Christ

Statue
ca. 1530-1550 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This is a painted limewood statue made in about 1530-50. The statue represents The Risen Christ: Christ stands, resting on his left foot, his right leg slightly bent. The unusually short torso and the downward glance of the figure imply that it was intended to be set above the eye-level of the observer; it was probably part of a Resurrection group. Stylistic analogies are hard to find; it may have been produced by a Spanish sculptor working in Italy.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Christianity
Religion
Object type
Statue
TitleThe Risen Christ (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Carved and painted limewood
Limewood
Carving
Painting
Brief description
Statue, limewood, the Risen Christ, Italo-Spanish(?), ca. 1530-50
Physical description
Statue of the Risen Christ. Christ stands, resting on his left foot, his right leg slightly bent. He looks downward, raising his right hand in blessing. He is naked but for a gold cloak draped around his body, and the stigmata and wound in his side are evident. The nipples appear to have been carved separately and set into the chest. The figure is fully carved and painted at the back; it is set on a later rectangular base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 137.16cm
Object history
Bought from Signor C. Ferrario in London in 1872.
Subject depicted
Jesus Christ
Summary
This is a painted limewood statue made in about 1530-50. The statue represents The Risen Christ: Christ stands, resting on his left foot, his right leg slightly bent. The unusually short torso and the downward glance of the figure imply that it was intended to be set above the eye-level of the observer; it was probably part of a Resurrection group. Stylistic analogies are hard to find; it may have been produced by a Spanish sculptor working in Italy.
Bibliographic references
  • List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington, Acquired During the Year 1872, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., p. 41
  • Maclagan, Eric and Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture. London, 1932, p. 125
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, 1964, cat. no. 527, fig. 523
  • Wyatt, Matthew Digby. Art Referee's Report 9875, 8 July, 1872
  • Trusted, Marjorie. Spanish Sculpture : Catalogue of the Post-Medieval Spanish Sculpture in Wood, Terracotta, Alabaster, Marble, Stone, Lead and Jet in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996, p. 134, cat. no. 63
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
516-1872

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Record createdSeptember 12, 2008
Record URL
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