Christ Crucified

Provenance

Private collection, Florence; (Luigi Grassi, Florence); (Michael Hall Fine Arts, New York), before 1971;[1] purchased c. 1983 by Mr. and Mrs. John R. Gaines, Lexington, Kentucky; gift 1991 to NGA. [1] Notes dated 6 February 1991 in NGA curatorial files record that Michael Hall said he acquired the sculpture from Luigi Grassi in Florence, and that Grassi had acquired it from a Florentine family.

Christ Crucified

Bologna, Giovanni

probably before 1588

Accession Number

1991.16.1

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (corpus, height including foot rest): 37.2 x 25.4 x 7.8 cm (14 5/8 x 10 x 3 1/16 in.) | overall (cross): 93 x 37.2 cm (36 5/8 x 14 5/8 in.) | overall (corpus, height excluding foot rest): 33.5 x 25.4 x 7.8 cm (13 3/16 x 10 x 3 1/16 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Gaines in memory of Clarence F. and Amelia R. Gaines, and Gloria Gaines, and in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art