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Crucified Christ
Severo Calzetta da Ravennac. 1500
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The highly finished surface of this sculpture, including the back, suggests it belonged to a refined collector. Small sculptures would often be held to admire details such as the strands of hair streaming onto Christ’s shoulders, the prominent veins in his forearms, and the intricate knotted cloth at his side.
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Details
- Title: Crucified Christ
- Creator: Severo da Ravenna (Italian, c.1496-c.1543)
- Date Created: c. 1500
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 28.6 x 23.5 x 5.5 cm (11 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
- Provenance: Sold, Christie's, London, July 8, 1981, no. 342, to Paul Roseberg & Co., Paul Rosenberg & Co. (New York, New York), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982.
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.127
- Medium: bronze
- Department: European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: Italy, Ravenna, 16th century
- Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
- Collection: Sculpture
- Accession Number: 1982.127
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