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LOT 0362
Tudor Period Bronze Corpus Christi
15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/8 in. (738 grams total, 23.2 cm high including stand).
A parcel-gilt bronze Corpus Christi with braided crown of thorns and draped loincloth; pierced at the extended hands and crossed feet; hollow to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceEnglish private collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11678-199807.
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LOT 0362
Tudor Period Bronze Corpus Christi
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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The presence of angels dressed in western garments, the uncovered head of the Virgin and the swords of the angels, could suggest that the diptych is strongly influenced by Italian Renaissance painters. However, the chopping tool used here is particularly Ethiopian, as is the depiction of the Virgin and Child, lacking the care visible in Ethiopian works copied from Italian paintings. Ethiopian paintings influenced by European art can be split into two groups according to Stanislaw Chojnacki: paintings that directly relate to an identified painting, and paintings which borrow themes and details from Western art. In both, however, the Western forms have been simplified to the Ethiopian mode of expression. The horse harness can suggest dating to 16th-17th century A.D.
