Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART: Crucifixion

Collection: 
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title: 
Crucifixion
Image View: 
Overall view of small wood carving
Creator: 
Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian sculptor, 1475-1564)
Location: 
repository: Casa Buonarroti (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location Note: 
Via Ghibellina 70
GPS: 
+43.769903+11.263758
Date: 
ca. 1562 (creation)
Cultural Context: 
Italian
Style Period: 
Renaissance
Work Type 1: 
maquette (sculpture)
Classification: 
Sculpture and Installations
Material: 
wood
Technique: 
carving (processes)
Measurements: 
5 in (height)
Subjects: 
New Testament; Jesus Christ
Description: 
The Casa Buonarroti features a "Models" room; but it is doubtful that most are actually autograph pieces by Michangelo. Some of the small and very rough maquettes (bozzetti) in clay or wax have been cast in bronze.
Collection: 
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier: 
7A1-MB-CB-CS-A01
Rights: 
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