The Resurrection
Plaquette
late 15th century (made)
late 15th century (made)
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This plaquette depicting the Resurrection. is made by an unknown artist in North Italy in the late 15th or early 16th century.
It depicts Christ draped in a floating mantle, holding a banner and rising from the sepulchre. To the left is a sleeping soldier and to the right another one looking upwards in astonishment. In the background is a rocky cliff and distant hills.
Plaquettes are small plaques made of bronze, brass, lead or precious metals. They originated in the 1440s with the desire to reproduce coins and hardstone engravings from ancient Greece and Rome. Some were made as collector's pieces, to be viewed and displayed in private, and others for practical purposes. They also inspired designs in other media, from architecture to bookbindings.
It depicts Christ draped in a floating mantle, holding a banner and rising from the sepulchre. To the left is a sleeping soldier and to the right another one looking upwards in astonishment. In the background is a rocky cliff and distant hills.
Plaquettes are small plaques made of bronze, brass, lead or precious metals. They originated in the 1440s with the desire to reproduce coins and hardstone engravings from ancient Greece and Rome. Some were made as collector's pieces, to be viewed and displayed in private, and others for practical purposes. They also inspired designs in other media, from architecture to bookbindings.
Object details
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| Title | The Resurrection (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Plaquette, bronze, made by an unknown artist in North Italy, late 15th or early 16th century |
| Physical description | Plaquette depicts Christ draped in a floating mantle and holding a banner. He is rising from the sepulchre. To the left is a sleeping soldier and to the right another looking upwards in astonishment; behind the sarcophagus the head of a third is visible. In the background is a rocky cliff and distant hills. |
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| Summary | This plaquette depicting the Resurrection. is made by an unknown artist in North Italy in the late 15th or early 16th century. It depicts Christ draped in a floating mantle, holding a banner and rising from the sepulchre. To the left is a sleeping soldier and to the right another one looking upwards in astonishment. In the background is a rocky cliff and distant hills. Plaquettes are small plaques made of bronze, brass, lead or precious metals. They originated in the 1440s with the desire to reproduce coins and hardstone engravings from ancient Greece and Rome. Some were made as collector's pieces, to be viewed and displayed in private, and others for practical purposes. They also inspired designs in other media, from architecture to bookbindings. |
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| Accession number | 4482-1858 |
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| Record created | June 2, 2009 |
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