FOLLOWER OF GIAMBOLOGNA (1529-1608), ITALIAN, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY

THE FLAGELLATION OF CHRIST

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FOLLOWER OF GIAMBOLOGNA (1529-1608), ITALIAN, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY
THE FLAGELLATION OF CHRIST
Gilt-bronze ajouree relief
On a modern wood stand
7 ¾ in. (19.6 cm.) high, 11 ¼ in. (29 cm.) high, the base

Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art of the Royal Court. Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe, July-September 2008, pp. 75-76.

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Lot Essay

Another cast of this rare composition is in the Metropolitan Museum, New York (inv. no. 32.100.196a-c) which James Draper attributes to a follower of Giambologna. Interestingly, it was used as a model for a pietre dure panel in a console (private collection, Florence).

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