Null Christ in bronze with traces of gilding, hollow cast. Head encircled by a c…
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Christ in bronze with traces of gilding, hollow cast. Head encircled by a crown lying on the right shoulder, deep submammary ribs, short perizonium tied on the right hip, feet superimposed in the extension. Eastern France, early 16th century Height: 17 cm - Width: 15,9 cm A similar example is preserved in the collections of the Musée de la Renaissance in Ecouen (E. Cl. 9210), three others in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Besançon and another in the Musée de la Sénatorerie in Guéret. Book consulted: B. Bergbauer, La France des fondeurs - Art et usage du bronze aux XVIe et XVIIe siècles, Paris, 2010, cat.100, p 83.

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Christ in bronze with traces of gilding, hollow cast. Head encircled by a crown lying on the right shoulder, deep submammary ribs, short perizonium tied on the right hip, feet superimposed in the extension. Eastern France, early 16th century Height: 17 cm - Width: 15,9 cm A similar example is preserved in the collections of the Musée de la Renaissance in Ecouen (E. Cl. 9210), three others in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Besançon and another in the Musée de la Sénatorerie in Guéret. Book consulted: B. Bergbauer, La France des fondeurs - Art et usage du bronze aux XVIe et XVIIe siècles, Paris, 2010, cat.100, p 83.

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