Group from the Crucifixion
Statuette
about 1520 (made)
about 1520 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This relief which probably formed part if a small side-altarpiece, depicts on the left side, the fainting Virgin supported by St John and one of the three Maries and on the right side the seated St Mary Magdalene is embracing the Cross and another Mary stands beyond her, gazing upwards. The Virgin, her head slightly inclined to her right wrings her hands in mourning, St John, St Mary Magdelene and the figure of Mary beside the Virgin look upward at the (now lost) figure of the Crucified Christ.
This relief is carved from three pieces of wood and the hands and faces of the figures show some trace of the original polychromy under the damaged layers of overpaint
At the time of acquisition the relief was thought to be 'Lower Rhenish or Westphalian; 16th century' however the style of the figures, particularly the distinctive flat and irregular folds of the drapery and the facial types, can be associated with the oeuvre of the sculptor Lux Maurus, who was recorded in Kempten in Upper Swabia between 1515 and 1527.
This relief is carved from three pieces of wood and the hands and faces of the figures show some trace of the original polychromy under the damaged layers of overpaint
At the time of acquisition the relief was thought to be 'Lower Rhenish or Westphalian; 16th century' however the style of the figures, particularly the distinctive flat and irregular folds of the drapery and the facial types, can be associated with the oeuvre of the sculptor Lux Maurus, who was recorded in Kempten in Upper Swabia between 1515 and 1527.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Group from the Crucifixion |
| Materials and techniques | Painted pinewood |
| Brief description | Wood polychrome gilt bohemian 16th cent |
| Physical description | Relief in painted pinewood. To the left the fainting Virgin supported by St John and another woman, to the right St Mary Magdalen seated clasping the base of the Cross and beyond a standing woman. Only the base of the Cross remains. A good deal of the paint is modern by there are remains of old paint and gilding. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Emma Rothwell in memory of Mr W.E. Miller in 1940. |
| Object history | Given with Nos 47, 48 and 50, by Miss E Rothwell in memory of Mr W.E. Miller. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This relief which probably formed part if a small side-altarpiece, depicts on the left side, the fainting Virgin supported by St John and one of the three Maries and on the right side the seated St Mary Magdalene is embracing the Cross and another Mary stands beyond her, gazing upwards. The Virgin, her head slightly inclined to her right wrings her hands in mourning, St John, St Mary Magdelene and the figure of Mary beside the Virgin look upward at the (now lost) figure of the Crucified Christ. This relief is carved from three pieces of wood and the hands and faces of the figures show some trace of the original polychromy under the damaged layers of overpaint At the time of acquisition the relief was thought to be 'Lower Rhenish or Westphalian; 16th century' however the style of the figures, particularly the distinctive flat and irregular folds of the drapery and the facial types, can be associated with the oeuvre of the sculptor Lux Maurus, who was recorded in Kempten in Upper Swabia between 1515 and 1527. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jopek, Norbert. German Sculpture 1430-1540, A Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London, 2002, cat. no. 45, pp. 101. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.49-1940 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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