Corpus
Giambologna (Jean Boulogne)
(Flemish (worked in Italy), 1529–1608)
about 1600–10
Object PlaceFlorence, Italy
Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver
Dimensions29.84 x 24.76 cm (11 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund and Gift of Randolph J. Fuller
Accession number1982.210
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
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.
ProvenancePrivate collection. By 1982, Black-Nadeau, Ltd., London; 1982, sold by Black-Nadeau, Ltd., to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 1982)
Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne de Boulogne
1862
