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Lamentation over the Dead Christ

Relief
second half of the 15th century (made), 19th century (cast)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The spiky, sometimes anguished, style of the North Italian sculptors working in Pavia evidently impressed students of Italian sculpture in the late 19th century. This powerful lunette of a scene from the Passion was placed above a doorway in the Charterhouse (Certosa) at Pavia.

Object details

Object type
TitleLamentation over the Dead Christ (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Plaster cast
Brief description
19th century plaster cast (relief) after the Lamentation over the Dead Christ ascribed to Cristoforo and Antonio Mantegazza, Lombardy, second half of the 15th century.
Physical description
Plaster cast (relief): Lamentation over the Dead Christ, after marble original ascribed to Cristoforo and Antonio Mantegazza over the doorway to the Small Cloister of the Certosa, Pavia.
Dimensions
  • Height: 85.1cm (Note: converted from measurement in register)
  • Width: 165.1cm (Note: converted from measurement in register)
Production
Ascribed to Cristoforo and Antonio Mantegazza
Summary
The spiky, sometimes anguished, style of the North Italian sculptors working in Pavia evidently impressed students of Italian sculpture in the late 19th century. This powerful lunette of a scene from the Passion was placed above a doorway in the Charterhouse (Certosa) at Pavia.

Collection
Accession number
REPRO.1893-489

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Record createdJune 22, 2000
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