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Ivory Christ, and very fine workmanship, work from Dieppe, in a carved gilt Regency period, the eighteenth century.
This Christ is in average condition: missing one end of the left foot, the base for the feet is no longer fixed, break on the left wrist, the right arm is detached, slight yellowing of Christ. Christ is held by thread on the cross. The cross does not fit well in the frame. The frame is in good condition. Small gaps and accidents on the frame, see photos.
Specimen in worked ivory, prior to 1 July 1947 and therefore in accordance with Regulation EC 338/97 of 09/12/1996 art.2-Wmc.
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Derived from the Christian Latin "crucifixus", the term designates the crucified and by extension a cross bearing a representation of the tortured Christ. It is originally tense to the dying and the death row, or brandished by preachers on mission. Devotion to the crucifix developed in Europe in the seventeenth century, preachers urging the faithful to own one or more crucifixes, to expose them in their home, hanging on the wall of their room or placed on their desk.
The crucifix was therefore a means for the faithful to prove their devotion and their deep belief in God. The greatest artists and sculptors were thus commissioned crucifixes for individuals but also for communities and parishes. Many crucifix models were created from the 17th century, using a variety of materials. The most precious of them, and whose work proved to be the most difficult, is certainly ivory. The ivory Christs of the 18th century are thus finely carved, neat and particularly expressive. They are very often accompanied by the attributes of death: dice, bones and skulls placed at their feet, as well as the Virgin Mary, at the foot of the cross. These ivory Christs of the eighteenth and nineteenth are therefore testimonies of the great devotion of the faithful at that time.
Derived from the Latin Christian "crucifixus", the term refers to the crucified and by extension a cross with a
representation of Christ crucified. He is originally stretched to the dying and the death penalty, gold
brandished by preachers in mission. Devotion to the crucifix is developing in Europe in the seventeenth century,
preachers exhorting the faithful to have a crucifix or more, to expose them in their homes, Hanging on the wall of their room or on their desk.
The crucifix was a means for the faithful to prove their devotion and deep belief in God. the greatest artists and sculptors saw and ordering crucifixes for individuals and communities. Many models have been created crucifix from the seventeenth, with different materials. The most valuable of them, and whose work is most difficult, is certainly ivory. The Christs of ivory finely carved and XVIII are, treated and particularly expressive. They are often accompanied by the attributes of death, their feet, and the Virgin Mary at the foot of the cross. These Christs ivory eighteenth nineteenth and are testimony to the devotion of the faithful at that time.
