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)
about 1880
18th century
1725–75
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
late 15th–early 16th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid-late 18th century
17th–18th century
modeled 1978, cast 1979