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Corpus
Attributed to: Giambologna (Jean Boulogne) (Flemish (worked in Italy), 1529–1608)
Italian (Florence)
Renaissance
about 1600–10
Object Place: Europe, Florence, Italy
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
29.84 x 24.76 cm (11 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund and Gift of Randolph J. Fuller
Accession Number1982.210
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
This Corpus, or body of Christ crucified, was made for private devotion and prayer. Cast in silver, it is also a precious object and finished in exquisite detail, as seen in the smooth musculature, precise rendering of the hair, and textured loincloth.
DescriptionSilver corpus, finely chiseled and tooled.
ProvenancePrivate collection. By 1982, Black-Nadeau, Ltd., London; 1982, sold by Black-Nadeau, Ltd., to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 1982)