Probably German, 17th century
Relief with the Pietà
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October 19, 02:41 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Probably German, 17th century
Relief with the Pietà
alabaster, in an ebonised wood frame
inscribed: 1552 (?)
relief: 37.5 by 31 cm., 14½by 12¼in.
frame: 52 by 46 cm., 20½by 18 in.
The present image of the Pietà, which was frequently adapted in European Renaissance and Baroque sculpture - from metal plaquettes to polychromed wood reliefs - has most recently been attributed to Guglielmo della Porta (circa 1515-1577). The model was popular in Germany, as is evidenced by a stone relief with the motif signed by the Thuringian sculptor Israel von der Milla, dated 1589 (Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig).
RELATED LITERATURE
J. Warren, Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture: A Catalogue of the Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Volume 3: Plaquettes, Oxford, 2014, pp. 803-806, no. 268
RELATED LITERATURE
J. Warren, Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture: A Catalogue of the Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Volume 3: Plaquettes, Oxford, 2014, pp. 803-806, no. 268