The Crucified Christ: Corpus from a Cross early 17th century Workshop of Antonio Susini Giovanni Bologna invented two types of crucifixes that were widely disseminated through the reductions made by the Susini workshop: a Cristo vivo, and a Cristo morto that corresponds to this pose, the beautiful head sunk toward the chest. At least two examples of the Cristo morto, each about forty-six centimeters high, were produced by Giovanni Bologna in or about 1588: One was his gift to the convent of Santa Maria degli Angiolini, Florence; the other was made for the altar of the Salviati Chapel in San Ma
The Crucified Christ: Corpus from a Cross early 17th century Workshop of Antonio Susini Giovanni Bologna invented two types of crucifixes that were widely disseminated through the reductions made by the Susini workshop: a Cristo vivo, and a Cristo morto that corresponds to this pose, the beautiful head sunk toward the chest. At least two examples of the Cristo morto, each about forty-six centimeters high, were produced by Giovanni Bologna in or about 1588: One was his gift to the convent of Santa Maria degli Angiolini, Florence; the other was made for the altar of the Salviati Chapel in San Marco, Florence.[James D. Draper, 1984]Footnotes:[1] K. J. Watson, in Giambologna, 1529–1608: Sculptor to the Medici (exhib. cat.), A. Radcliffe and C. Avery, eds., London Arts Council of Great Britain, 1978, nos. 105, The Crucified Christ: Corpus from a Cross. Italian, Florence. early 17th century. Bronze, with medium brown lacquer patina. Sculpture-Bronze
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