A Bronze Corpus Figure, possibly French, inspired by a model by Alessandro Algardi late 17th / early 18th century

In her monograph on Alessandro Algardi, Jennifer Montagu discusses the numerous versions of the crucifix he made for Pope Innocent  X.  In addition to those derived exactly from the master's design, the many models which depart from it as later artists introduced their own variations represent the power of the model, which she calls the "most popular and influential of all Algardi's works."

See J. Montagu, Alessandro Algardi, New Haven and London, 1985, p. 339 no. 16.D.