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Relief : Descente de croix

ca. 1320–40
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 306
Ce relief d’ivoire représentant la Déposition est l’une de cinq plaques encore existantes qui illustrent la Passion du Christ. Les quatre autres sont maintenant conservées séparément, à Anvers, à Londres, à Oslo et à Paris. Ces plaques au décor appliqué étaient destinées à un retable (frise continue derrière un autel), mais il est peu probable que les cinq proviennent du même. À l’instar d’exemplaires de pierre et de bois de la même époque, elles étaient probablement fixées sur un support architectonique. Celle-ci est montée sur une autre plaque plus grande, découpée dans un fanon de baleine. La délicatesse de la sculpture, les gestes amples et élégants, les têtes bombées et les drapés fluides évoquent la qualité de la sculpture sur ivoire à Paris, pendant la première moitié du XIVe siècle.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Relief : Descente de croix
  • Date: v. 1320–1340
  • Aire géographique: Probablement Paris
  • Culture: Français
  • Technique: Ivoire d'éléphant collé sur fanon de baleine, traces de peinture et de dorure
  • Dimensions: 23,2 x 18,3 x 2,1 cm
  • Crédits: Don de J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Accession Number: 17.190.199
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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