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Christ at the Column

After a model by Alessandro Algardi Italian
mid-17th century
Not on view
The silver plaque bears the arms of the Colonna family. In her will of 1659, Anna Colonna Barberini bequeathed to her brother, Cardinal Girolamo Colonna, a silver Christ at the Column. It could have been this one, except that the base was said to be ebony, not marble.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Christ at the Column
  • Artist: After a model by Alessandro Algardi (Italian, Bologna 1598–1654 Rome)
  • Date: mid-17th century
  • Culture: Italian, Rome
  • Medium: Statuette: silver; column: lapis lazuli; base: black marble, silver
  • Dimensions: With base: 8 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (22.2 × 31.8 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.153
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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