A PARCEL-GILT POLYCHROME CARVED LIMEWOOD GROUP OF THE PIETA
Lot 256

A PARCEL-GILT POLYCHROME CARVED LIMEWOOD GROUP OF THE PIETA

UPPER RHINE, POSSIBLY COLMAR, FIRST HALF 16TH CENTURY

Closed1 July 2010

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EUR 4,250

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A PARCEL-GILT POLYCHROME CARVED LIMEWOOD GROUP OF THE PIETA
UPPER RHINE, POSSIBLY COLMAR, FIRST HALF 16TH CENTURY
On an integrally carved base
34 cm. high

Specialist note

The unusual representation of Christ is typical of the Colmar area, where the sculptor placed the body of Christ lying on the Virgin's cloack rather than on her knees.
Cf. La Vierge dans lart Francais, exhibition catalogue Petit Palais, 1950, cat.nr. 209, p. 85, illustration p. 57

THIS LOT WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE