Two Italian Renaissance Bronze Paxes depicting the Lamentation over Christ
Galeazzo Mondella detto il Moderno , Verona (1467-1528), 16th Century
Each of architectural form, the central relief depicting the dead Christ supported by the Virgin Mary and Saint John, within fluted pilasters and beneath an ornamented cresting; one surmounted by a triangular pediment centered by a cherub's head and flanked by scrolls, the other with a shaped cresting and a lower inscription panel; one fitted to the reverse with a projecting handle.
Height 6 inches (15 cm), width 4 1/2 inches (11.5 cm), and height 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm).
Paxes, or instruments of peace, were presented to clergy and congregants to receive the ritual kiss of peace during the Mass. The architectural surrounds and Lamentation imagery accord with Renaissance liturgical design.
Oxidation as expected with age.
Condition
Oxidation as expected with age.Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and our Organization shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.Request a condition report
Galeazzo Mondella detto il Moderno , Verona (1467-1528), 16th Century
Each of architectural form, the central relief depicting the dead Christ supported by the Virgin Mary and Saint John, within fluted pilasters and beneath an ornamented cresting; one surmounted by a triangular pediment centered by a cherub's head and flanked by scrolls, the other with a shaped cresting and a lower inscription panel; one fitted to the reverse with a projecting handle.
Height 6 inches (15 cm), width 4 1/2 inches (11.5 cm), and height 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm).
Paxes, or instruments of peace, were presented to clergy and congregants to receive the ritual kiss of peace during the Mass. The architectural surrounds and Lamentation imagery accord with Renaissance liturgical design.
Oxidation as expected with age.
Condition
Oxidation as expected with age.Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and our Organization shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.Request a condition report
