Tortoiseshell And Carved Wood Crucifix – Italy, 18th Century

Tortoiseshell and Carved Wood Crucifix – Italy, 17th Century. Large domestic devotional crucifix, mounted on a wooden pedestal covered in red-tinted tortoiseshell and ebonized ebony fillets.

Description

The cross is inlaid in the same style, with a clear contrast between the dark fillets and the warm tones of the tortoiseshell.
Christ on the cross, finely carved in fruitwood (probably walnut), is depicted in an expressive posture,
with a bowed face and prominent ribs, typical of the 17th-century Italian Baroque aesthetic. The work is lively and expressive, particularly in the treatment of the scrolled perizonium and the wavy hair.

The base, with stepped canted sides, rests on four small turned feet. This complex plinth, with its inverted pyramidal architecture, evokes certain Neapolitan or Roman models of the late Baroque.

Presumed origin: Italy (Rome or Naples)
Period: 17th century (circa 1650–1680)
Materials: Carved wood, tortoiseshell, ebonized wood (ebony or stained fruitwood)

Total height: 56 cm

Condition:

Very good overall condition; small visible losses on the crown of thorns and one finger; some cracks and raised scales (usual); uniform old patina.
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