Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00010712Crucified Christ
About the Artwork
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.
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.
Exhibition history
The Year in Review for 1982. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983). Donatello e il suo tempo. Palazzo della Ragione, Padova (March 24-July 15, 2001).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Severo da Ravenna (Italian, c. 1496–c. 1543)
- Date
- c. 1500
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 28.6 x 23.5 x 5.5 cm (11 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
- Type
- Sculpture
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Accession no.
- 1982.127
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