The Dead Christ on the Cross

designed 1657 (Baroque)

33 cm 43.5 cm

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In 1657, Pope Alexander VII commissioned Bernini to produce crucifixes for the side aisles of St. Peter's Basilica, in the Vatican. While Bernini provided the design (either a drawing or a terracotta model), the wax model was made in 1658 by the sculptor Ercole Ferrata. The br...

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Richier [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Christie's, New York, January 14, 1992, lot 157; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by purchase.
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