Wooden Crucifix

An example of monastic commissions in the sixteenth century

Little is known about this work, a mixed crucifix, i.e. composed of canvas, plaster, glue and paper mache, modeled on a wooden structure almost two meters long. Studies trace its creation to the first half of the 16th century, interpreting it as probably commissioned in a monastic context. The figure of Christ has his head reclining to the right and is characterized by a rarefied and gaunt appearance, which reveals the persistence of a fashion of late medieval ancestry in the Renaissance era. The loincloth has composite and barely visible folds, which underline the immobility of the scene, placing emphasis on the moment of death