Deposition of Christ
Additional Title(s)
- Deposition (after Michelangelo)
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Date17th century
Mediumpear wood
Dimensionsoverall: 13 1/2 x 10 in. (34.3 x 25.4 cm.)
DescriptionThis carved wood panel portrays a biblical scene from the Gospels in which Jesus's body is removed from the cross after his crucifixion.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of the Ernst and Marta Silten-Friedberg Collection
Label TextLacking plentiful supplies of marble, Northern artists turned to dense, even- and fine-grained woods—such as boxwood and fruitwood—for their sculpture. Because these woods can be brought to a high polish, such sculpture can assume the appearance of bronze. However, given the limited size of the trees and shrubs, these carvings could be rendered only in relatively small sizes. Most of the reliefs on display here were used as intimate devotional images in private homes.Status
On viewObject number2007.17.10
Unknown, British, 17th Century
late 17th century
Object number: 2017.5.19