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Head of Christ

Statuette
late 16th century or early 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Statuette, bronze gilt, bust of Christ, Italian, late 16th or early 17th century


Object details

Categories
Christianity
Sculpture
Object type
Statuette
TitleHead of Christ (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gilt bronze
Bronze
Gold
Gilding
Brief description
Statuette, bronze gilt, bust of Christ, Italian, late 16th or early 17th century
Dimensions
  • Without socle height: 13.5cm
  • With socle height: 18.5cm
Object history
Purchased by the John Webb Trust.
Production
There have been suggested attributions to Abondio (see Schlegel), and Leone Leoni (see: Penny)
Subjects depicted
Bust
Jesus Christ
Bibliographic references
  • Schlegel, Ursula. 'Einige italienische Kleinplastiken der Renaissance', in: Pantheon, XXIV, 1966, pp. 388-395
  • Penny, Nicholas. Catalogue of European Sculpture in the Ashmolean Museum. 1540 to the Present-Day, Vol I Italian, Oxford, 1992, p. 191
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.81-1951

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O313273/head-of-christ-statuette-unknown/
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