Featured item
Napoleon III Brooch Pearls and Diamonds
1.450 € EUR
Would you like more images?
Tabernacle door: Christ of Piety with chalice.
French school, circa 1500.
He is depicted half-body in front of a parapet, bare chest showing his gaping wound, head girded with the crown of thorns falling on his shoulder, eyes closed and arms folded. Tempera, stucco and gilded background on panel. Punched ornament motifs.
Bottom left: a cavity corresponding to the keyhole in the tabernacle door. On the reverse right, a studded metal lock.
Format: 36.1 x 43.5 cm.
Some gaps, notably on the right arm; accidents and restorations.
On the 14th-century origins in Venice, Bohemia and Siena of the Christ of Piety or Imago Pietatis, taken from a Byzantine motif, and its significance in medieval devotion as the Lord of Mercy, see Hans Belting's study in L'Image et son public au Moyen âge. Le portrait de Dieu mort (L'Imago Pietatis), pp.35-48 (Gérard Montfort 1998). Here, the unusual presence of the chalice in semi-relief collecting the blood of Christ on an isolated panel, and not in the form of a diptych or triptych, indicates its primary function in liturgical furnishings as a tabernacle door housing the ciborium.
Delivered with certificate.
Transport included within the EU.
Inventory no.: EU017
Ref: TZOV1QYMOV
| Condition | Good |
| Style | Other style (Religious paintings of Other style Style) |
| Period | 16th century and older (Religious paintings 16th century and older) |
| Country of origin | France |
| Length (cm) | 43,5 |
| Width (cm) | 36 |
| Shipping Time | Ready to ship in 4-7 Business Days |
| Location | 75003, PARIS, France |
N'oubliez pas de rappeler à l'Antiquaire que vous avez vu cet objet sur Antikeo.
4 commitments to buy with confidence
English
Français 
Italiano 
Deutsch 
