Relief
ca. 1700 (made)
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This relief depicting the Deposition was probably made in South Germany, in about 1700. This is a rare use of horse-chestnut wood, one of the many less common type of wood.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | horse chestnut wood |
| Brief description | Relief the deposition, wood South German about 1700. |
| Physical description | Relief in horse-chestnut wood depicting the Deposition. The figure of the Dead Christ rests on a rock supported at the back by a bearded figure of St. Joseph. The shrouded and weeping Virgin holds his left arm and behind her stand the Magdalene and St. John. In the background the base of the cross and ladder and rocky landscape. |
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| Summary | This relief depicting the Deposition was probably made in South Germany, in about 1700. This is a rare use of horse-chestnut wood, one of the many less common type of wood. |
| Bibliographic reference | Theuerkauff, C. ed. Elfenbein, Sammlung Reiner Winkler. vol. II. 1944. p. 88. no. 32. |
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| Accession number | A.24-1947 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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