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Christ at the Column

Statuette
ca. 1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Germany (made)

This statuette probably represents Christ chained to the column when he was imprisoned during his last night - rather than the Flagellation - which was a common subject for private devotion in South Germany in the 17th and 18th centuries.


Object details

Categories
Christianity
Sculpture
Object type
Statuette
TitleChrist at the Column (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Boxwood
Boxwood
Brief description
Statuette, wood, Christ at the Column, German, ca. 1600
Physical description
The slim figure of Christ, with left leg forward, is bent over the viewer's right and partly over the column. His left hand is on top of the column, while the right hand is on the front and upper part of the column; no securing rope is shown round the wrists. Four fingers on the right hand missing.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.5cm
Object history
Given by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh, F. S. A. Formerly in the J.P. Heseltine Collection.

Historical significance: This probably represents Christ chained to the column when he was imprisoned during his last night - rather than the Flagellation - which was a common subject for private devotion in South Germany in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Subjects depicted
Column
Christ
Summary
This statuette probably represents Christ chained to the column when he was imprisoned during his last night - rather than the Flagellation - which was a common subject for private devotion in South Germany in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.3-1951

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O314593/christ-at-the-column-statuette-unknown/
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