The Crucified Christ

1290-1310 · Statuette · 15.3 × 6 cm

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Wo ist „The Crucified Christ“ heute? Victoria and Albert Museum, Medieval & Renaissance, Room 9, The Dorothy and Michael Hintze Gallery, London. Ja, derzeit ausgestellt. Geprüft 12. Oktober 2026.

Victoria and Albert Museum

London, Vereinigtes Königreich

SaalMedieval & Renaissance, Room 9, The Dorothy and Michael Hintze Gallery

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Geprüft: vor 12 Stunden
Unverändert seit: 25. Sept. 2026
Quelle: Das Museum

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Über die Skulptur

This is a celebrated small masterpiece in sublime quality. We know that Giovanni Pisano carved a great ivory Virgin and Child in 1298. The statue is now in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Pisa. We also know that scenes depicting the Passion of Christ belonged to the ensemble of which it formed a part. Although it is unlikely that this crucifix figure was made for this Pisan commission, its style and superb quality strongly suggest that the same sculptor made it. It is also closely comparable to figures on the pulpit that Giovanni Pisano made for Pisa Cathedral. This dates from the years 1302-1310.

This figure was originally partially painted (the loincloth) and gilded (the hair and beard). It is similar to Giovanni Pisano's surviving crucifix figures in polychrome wood. These are now in Siena, Pistoia, Prato, Pisa and Berlin. Small crucifixes such as this were made for side altars and chapels. Medieval inventories also list ivory crucifixes among the possessions of the rich and powerful.

Giovanni Pisano (ca. 1250-after 1314) was one of the most significant sculptors of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. He continued his father's interest in adapting Northern gothic forms to an Italian context - this carving has a strong tension between naturalistic observation, and idealised forms, which is typical of gothic art. The choice of ivory as a medium was unusual for Italy at this date, and probably reflects the desire to create an object remniscent of the ivory sculpture being produced in Paris.

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