Nicodemus (figure from a Compianto - Mourning the Dead Christ)
Renaissance
1520
147.0 x 65.0 cm
Castillo Sforza
Giovanni Angelo Del Maino (1475 – 1536)
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Castillo Sforza (Milán, Italia)
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This wooden statue,like the statue depicting Magdalene, was part of a Compianto (Mourning the Dead Christ) a polychrome sculptural grouptypical of sacred art from the 14th century, showing Christ taken from theCross surrounded by seven figures).The entire work, which also included the figures ofthe Virgin, of St. John, of Mary Magdalene, of Nicodemus and of Joseph ofArimathea, was sculpted by Lombard sculptor Giovanni Angelo del Maino.It is thought that the composition remained whole until the 1920s-1930s and wasthen broken up for various private collections. Inthis depiction of Nicodemus, who traditionally was said to have extracted thenails from Christ
Sobre esta obra
- Título: Nicodemus (figure from a Compianto - Mourning the Dead Christ)
- Artista: Giovanni Angelo Del Maino
- Año: 1520
- Dimensiones originales: 147.0 x 65.0 cm
- Formato: Tall
- Estado de derechos de autor: Dominio público
- Ubicación: Castillo Sforza
- Periodo de creación: Mature Renaissance
- Paleta de colores: Neutrals
- Palabras clave: 15th century art , siena sculpture art , nicodemus mourning