Descent from the Cross

ca. 1630

3.5 cm 6.6 cm

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Boxwood was a very popular material for small-scale portable devotional objects because one could carve fine detail. This relief is pierced to allow light to come through, which draws attention to the intricacies of the two-dimensional composition.

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