32 - Patinated stucco relief plaque depicting the Lamentation over the Dead Christ with an angel and a grieving cherub. Siena area, 18th century.

Patinated stucco relief plaque depicting the Lamentation over the Dead Christ with an angel and a grieving cherub. Siena area, 18th century. Relief: h 36 cm, w 48.5 cm; with frame: 51 x 64.5 x 6 cm In a wooden frame with an internal profile carved with palmettes. The feet of Christ are missing. Accompanied by a previous handwritten attribution dated April 5, 1994, in which the work is attributed to Bartolomeo Mazzuoli (Siena, 1674–1749) and linked to a similar work by Giuseppe Mazzuoli (Volterra, 1644 – Rome, 1725) exhibited at the Chigiana Academy. For comparison: Bartolomeo Mazzuoli, Christ Deposed and Angels. Siena, Palazzo Sansedoni. Bas-relief executed by Bartolomeo around 1725 based on a design begun by Giuseppe. Bartolomeo Mazzuoli, born in Siena in 1674, was a sculptor and plasterer who collaborated with his father Giovanni Antonio and later with his uncle Giuseppe; several of his works are based on models by Giuseppe and the family workshop.