Crucifixion Group, unknown maker from Germany

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Crucifixion Group
Crucifixion Group
Crucifixion Group
circa 1700
Crucifixion Group , circa 1700
Where object was made: Germany
Material/technique: boxwood
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 56.4 x 11.4 x 21 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 22 3/16 x 4 1/2 x 8 1/4 in
Credit line: Gift of Dr. Irvin E. Youngberg, Jr.
Accession number: 1972.0073
Not on display
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Archive Label 2003: The Crucifixion Group exemplifies the naturalism of German sculpture. The sense of suffering displayed, in particular, through the taut musculature of Christ’s arms, is combined with the elegance and grace of the figure, characteristic of eighteenth-century sculpture. At the base of the cross lies the serpent, which is coiled atop a globe on whose side is seen the city of Jerusalem being ravaged by storm and lightening. The bound figures of Adam and Eve, suffering for their sin, flank the globe. In the foreground is a skeleton that serves as a momento mori, or reminder of death.