Lunette and Pilasters of a Tabernacle
Lunette and Two Pilasters
ca. 1490-1510 (made)
ca. 1490-1510 (made)
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These parts of a tabernacle, carved in marble, are attributed to Pace Gaggini.
The lunette shows the Resurrection, with Christ rising from the tomb and four sleeping soldiers. The saints represented in the pilasters are St John the Baptist (top) and St Syrus on the left and St. Peter (top) and St Paul on the right.
The reliefs were described at the time of acquisition as 'portions of an altar formerly in the church of Saint Domenico, Genoa, now destroyed.' The church was suppressed in 1797 and its sculptures sold abroad.
The sculpture is similar to a tabernacle commissioned for the Abbey of Fécamp in 1507 from Pace Gaggini, a member of the leading family of Genoese sculptors. The form of the Fécamp tabernacle suggests that the present one is incomplete. Originally there would probably have been a double moulding and frieze of cherub heads separating the lunette from the pilasters.
The lunette shows the Resurrection, with Christ rising from the tomb and four sleeping soldiers. The saints represented in the pilasters are St John the Baptist (top) and St Syrus on the left and St. Peter (top) and St Paul on the right.
The reliefs were described at the time of acquisition as 'portions of an altar formerly in the church of Saint Domenico, Genoa, now destroyed.' The church was suppressed in 1797 and its sculptures sold abroad.
The sculpture is similar to a tabernacle commissioned for the Abbey of Fécamp in 1507 from Pace Gaggini, a member of the leading family of Genoese sculptors. The form of the Fécamp tabernacle suggests that the present one is incomplete. Originally there would probably have been a double moulding and frieze of cherub heads separating the lunette from the pilasters.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | Lunette and Pilasters of a Tabernacle (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Marble |
| Brief description | Lunette and two Pilasters, marble, attributed to Pace Gaggini, Italy, Genoa, ca. 1490-1510 |
| Physical description | Above, in the lunette, is the Resurrection, with (centre) Christ rising from the tomb and (right and left) four sleeping soldiers, against a background of hills and trees and (right centre) the city of Jerusalem. The lunette is recessed within a border decorated with mouldings. Below are two pilasters, each containing two figures of Saints standing on brackets in shallow, shelltopped niches. The Saints represented are (upper left) St. John the Baptist, (lower left) San Siro, (upper right) St. Peter, (lower right) St. Paul. |
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| Object history | The reliefs were described at the time of acquisition as 'portions of an altar formerly in the church of Saint Domenico, Genoa, now destroyed.' The church was suppressed in 1797 and its sculptures sold abroad. |
| Historical context | The sculpture is similar to a tabernacle commissioned for the Abbey of Fécamp in 1507 from Pace Gaggini, a member of the leading family of Genoese sculptors. The form of the Fécamp tabernacle suggests that the present one is incomplete. Originally there would probably have been a double moulding and frieze of cherub heads separating the lunette from the pilasters. |
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| Summary | These parts of a tabernacle, carved in marble, are attributed to Pace Gaggini. The lunette shows the Resurrection, with Christ rising from the tomb and four sleeping soldiers. The saints represented in the pilasters are St John the Baptist (top) and St Syrus on the left and St. Peter (top) and St Paul on the right. The reliefs were described at the time of acquisition as 'portions of an altar formerly in the church of Saint Domenico, Genoa, now destroyed.' The church was suppressed in 1797 and its sculptures sold abroad. The sculpture is similar to a tabernacle commissioned for the Abbey of Fécamp in 1507 from Pace Gaggini, a member of the leading family of Genoese sculptors. The form of the Fécamp tabernacle suggests that the present one is incomplete. Originally there would probably have been a double moulding and frieze of cherub heads separating the lunette from the pilasters. |
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| Accession number | 7551:3-1861 |
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| Record created | September 17, 2008 |
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