Head of Christ

Unknown

model late 15th century (cast 17th or 18th century) · Copper alloy; gilded and mounted on a later bronze support; integrally cast suspension tab. · Robert Lehman Collection

The bust of Christ with a cruciform halo is shown under the dove of the Holy Ghost, the sun, and the moon. This fine but partially cracked aftercast was made in the seventeenth or eighteenth century.

Artist

Unknown

Date

model late 15th century (cast 17th or 18th century)

Medium

Copper alloy; gilded and mounted on a later bronze support; integrally cast suspension tab.

Culture

Italian, Rome (?)

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Credit line

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975