| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Culture | Italian |
| Date | mid-16th century |
| Object type | relief |
| Medium, technique | marble |
| Dimensions | 118 × 97 × 13 cm, 298 kg |
| Inventory number | 59.10 |
| Collection | Sculptures |
| On view | This artwork is not on display |
The relief was probably the middle part of a marble altar. On its two sides, and thus with a semblance of perspective, we see the apostles surrounding the risen Christ, whose wounds are being inspected by a doubting Thomas. Evidently, the sculptor sought to emphasise the individual character and emotions of the apostles by giving them different facial expressions, gestures and clothing. Stylistically, the work shows a close affinity with sixteenth-century Neapolitan art. The nearest analogy is with the apostles of the marble altar of Mary’s Ascension in the Somma Chapel of the Church of San Giovanni a Carbonara, Naples. The stylistic similarities of the two works suggest that the relief in Budapest was also produced by the Neapolitan sculptor Gian Domenico d’Auria.
Balogh, Jolán, Katalog der ausländischen Bildwerke des Museums der bildenden Künste in Budapest, IV – XVIII. Jahrhundert: 1. Textband Bd. 1, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1975, p. 162., no. 210.
Szmodisné Eszláry, Éva, A Régi Szoborgyűjtemény kincsei, Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1994, p. 29-31.
Szmodisné Eszláry, Éva, The treasures of the Old Sculpture collection, Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1994, p. 29-31.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.
