Resurrection of Christ

Date1588-1592

Artist Pietro Francavilla (Flemish, 1548 - 1615)

CultureFlemish, Italian

MediumBronze relief

DimensionsFramed: 15 11/16 × 16 11/16 × 2 in. (39.85 × 42.39 × 5.08 cm)
Unframed: 10 7/8 × 11 × 1/4 in. (27.62 × 27.94 × 0.64 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation

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Period16th c

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Sculpture

InscribedOn verso, by unidentified hand, in red paint upper right corner: VC 63.9; on frame, by unidentified hand, painted right edge with the Kress Collection number [underlined]: 419; on a typed label affixed to the lower left edge on the reverse of the frame: (PP-A 419) / Resurrection of Christ Bronze. / By Pietro Francavilla, Florentine / (C-1936) $ONXN.KN

MarkingsOn reverse of frame, stamped lower center edge in ink with the Kress Collection number: 419

ProvenancePurchased by Alessandro Contini-Bonacossi, 1936; Samuel H. Kress; Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Exhibition HistoryDeath Is Not the End, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, NY, March 17, 2023 - January 14, 2024
DescriptionThe resurrection of Christ floating at center with a halo around him as he carries a banner in his left hand and his right arm is extended upward. In the foreground at bottom, soldiers in helmets with shields and weapons gaze upon Christ from below while others cover their eyes and fall to the ground. On the left side of the composition are trees and rocks while clouds and a small village are visible on the right side.

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