The Flagellation of Christ
Relief
1470s (made), 19th century (cast)
1470s (made), 19th century (cast)
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| Place of origin |
This is a plaster cast of a marble relief Amadeo carved for the tomb of Bartolommeo Colleoni (d.1475) in Bergamo. Colleoni was a condottiere or mercenary leader. Although he spend the greater part of his career in the service of Venice, and is commemorated there by an equestrian statue by Andrea del Verrocchio (b.1435; d.1488), Colleoni chose to be buried in his birthplace, Bergamo. In the year of his death Amadeo was already engaged in work on the tomb, as a letter from the Duke of Milan dated 10 December, 1475 stated that Amadeo was owed 900 ducats for his work on it.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Flagellation of Christ (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Plaster cast |
| Brief description | 19th century plaster cast (relief) of The Flagellation of Christ, after the marble original by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo on the tomb of Bartolommeo Colleoni (d.1475) in the church of S. Maria Maggiore, in Bergamo. |
| Physical description | Plaster cast (relief) of the Flagellation of Christ, after the marble original by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo on the tomb of Bartolommeo Colleoni (d.1475)in the church of S. Maria Maggiore, in Bergamo. |
| Summary | This is a plaster cast of a marble relief Amadeo carved for the tomb of Bartolommeo Colleoni (d.1475) in Bergamo. Colleoni was a condottiere or mercenary leader. Although he spend the greater part of his career in the service of Venice, and is commemorated there by an equestrian statue by Andrea del Verrocchio (b.1435; d.1488), Colleoni chose to be buried in his birthplace, Bergamo. In the year of his death Amadeo was already engaged in work on the tomb, as a letter from the Duke of Milan dated 10 December, 1475 stated that Amadeo was owed 900 ducats for his work on it. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | REPRO.1890-227 |
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| Record created | June 21, 2000 |
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