The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 24, 2022

Crucified Christ

c. 1500

Severo da Ravenna

(Italian, c.1496-c.1543)

Italy, Ravenna, 16th century

Bronze

Overall: 28.6 x 23.5 x 5.5 cm (11 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1982.127

Location

117A Italian Renaissance

Description

The highly finished surface of this sculpture, including the back, suggests it belonged to a refined collector. Small sculptures would often be held to admire details such as the strands of hair streaming onto Christ’s shoulders, the prominent veins in his forearms, and the intricate knotted cloth at his side.

Provenance
Sold, Christie's, London, July 8, 1981, no. 342, to Paul Roseberg & Co.
Paul Rosenberg & Co. (New York, New York), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982.
Exhibition history

Padova, Italy: Organizer: Comune di Padova, venue: Palazzo delle Ragione (4/8 - 7/15/01) "Donatello e il suo tempo" exh. cat. no. 27, pp 146-147, p. 222, description, p. 226.

The Year in Review for 1982. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).

Donatello e il suo tempo. Palazzo della Ragione, Padova (March 24-July 15, 2001).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1982.127