Christ as Saviour, Giovanni Battista Caccini, c. 1598

Title(s)

Christ as Saviour
Christus de Verlosser, afkomstig van het tabernakel van de familie Benedetti in de Santa Maria Novella te Florence

Object type

• bust

Object number

BK-2000-8

Description

Buste van Christus, vervaardigd van wit marmer.

Artist

• sculptor: Giovanni Battista Caccini

Place

Florence

Dating

c. 1598

Material

• marble (rock)

Measurements

height 71.0 cm × width 64.5 cm × depth 42.0 cm
weight 102.6 kg

What

• 'Salvator Mundi', making a blessing gesture; an orb in his hand or at his feet

Where

• Santa Maria Novella

Credit line

• Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery

Acquisition

purchase 2000

Copyright

Public domain

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