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The Entombment
Sculptor: Riccio, Andrea (Andrea Briosco)
Bronze, cast, with dark brown patina. The body of the dead Christ is lowered into the tomb by St John and two bearded men. To the right is the Virgin attended by three women; to the left is a seated mourner and an old woman holding an ewer. In the background are mourners who raise their arms in lamentation.
Given by Alfred A. de Pass
Height: 11.8 cm
Width: 16.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1933) by de Pass, Alfred A.
16th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1520
April 1951: H.D. Molesworth said this was a poor ''after-cast''.
Label text from the exhibition ‘Madonnas and Miracles: The Holy Home in Renaissance Italy’, on display at The Fitzwilliam Museum from 7 March until 4 June 2017: This small but emotionally charged plaquette is crammed with figures mourning the dead Christ. They cry out in anguish and fling their arms into the air as his body is lowered into the tomb. The Virgin faints from unbearable grief. Riccio was a master sculptor and bronze caster; here Christ’s torso recalls classical sculptures that were greatly admired in Renaissance Italy.
Casting (process) : Bronze, cast, with dark brown patina
Accession number: M.12-1933
Primary reference Number: 13887
Old object number: CM de P.15-1933
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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