The Dead Christ on the tomb with angels
Relief
1493-1494 (sculpted), ca. 1884 (cast)
1493-1494 (sculpted), ca. 1884 (cast)
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Plaster cast, painted plaster, after original bronze of the dead Christ on the tomb with angels, from the high altar of the Basilica of St Anthony of Padua, at Padua, by an unknown artist in Padua, 1493-4. Cast by Signor Tombola in Venice, in about 1884.
Object details
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| Title | The Dead Christ on the tomb with angels (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Plaster cast, painted plaster. |
| Brief description | Plaster cast, painted plaster, after original bronze of the dead Christ on the tomb with angels, from the high altar of the Basilica of St Anthony of Padua, at Padua, by an unknown artist in Padua, 1493-4. Cast by Signor Tombola in Venice, in about 1884. |
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| Gallery label | The image of the dead Christ was a symbol of the Eucharist, or Holy Communion. It often featured on the door of the tabernacle, where the sanctified bread was kept in a church. This is a cast of what was almost certainly the tabernacle door in the basilica in Padua. The emaciated figure of Christ is framed by elegant Renaissance arches.(2014) |
| Object history | Purchased from Signor Tombola in 1884 for £1 7s 6d |
| Historical context | This relief is almost certainly the tabernacle door for the High Altar which was ordered from Venice in 1493, and for which the last payment is recorded in 1494. |
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| Accession number | REPRO.1884-330 |
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| Record created | June 29, 2000 |
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