God the Father

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	England (made)

This relief was collected by John Charles Robinson during his travels in Italy in October and November 1880. Despite being acquired in Italy, this devotional relief is likely to be English, and may have been exported to the Continent at an early date. Large numbers of English alabaster reliefs were exported during the15th century.

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Categories	Sculpture Christianity Religion SCRAN
Object type	Relief
Title	God the Father (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Relief, carved oak and canvas, with remains of gilding on the overlaid canvas Oak Canvas Relief Carving
Brief description	Relief, carved oak and canvas, God the Father, unknown sculptor, England, ca. 1480-1500
Physical description	Seated figure of the Almighty Father, with cruciferous nimbus behind the head, holding with both hands a cross of three limbs, having a cruciferous nimbus at their junction.
Dimensions	Height: 54.5cm
Object history	Bought from John Charles Robinson for £4 10s. in 1881. This was one of a number of objects purchased from Robinson in 1881 for a total of £503 5s (inv. nos: 18 to 48-1881). These objects had been collected by Robinson during his travels in Italy from October to November 1880. Despite being acquired in Italy this devotional relief is likely to be English, and may have been exported to the Continent at an early date.
Subjects depicted	Nimbus Cross God
Summary	This relief was collected by John Charles Robinson during his travels in Italy in October and November 1880. Despite being acquired in Italy, this devotional relief is likely to be English, and may have been exported to the Continent at an early date. Large numbers of English alabaster reliefs were exported during the15th century.
Bibliographic references	Bilbey, Diane with Trusted, Marjorie, British Sculpture 1470 to 2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2002, p. 522, ISBN 1-85177-395-9 List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1881. London, 1882, p.3 English Medieval Art. 1930, p. 126, cat. no. 719 Cheetham, F. English Medieval Alabasters. Oxford, 1984, pp. 45-8
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	23-1881

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Record created	January 9, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O72761/god-the-father-relief-unknown/

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