Crucifix
| Accession Nr.: | 76.194.1.1-2 |
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| Artist/Maker: |
Schweiger, Antal (1728 - 1802) / modell |
| Manufacturer: | Holics faience manufactory |
| Place of production: | Holics (Holíč) |
| Inscription: | a talapzat alján feketével: HP |
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| Materials: | faience; wood |
| Techniques: | polychrome painting |
| Dimensions: |
height: 71,4 cm
height: 41,5 cm
diameter: 18,5 x 23,5 cm
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The base of the crucifix is a so called Adam's skull on a blue marbled base. On the trunk, growing out of a skull, a snake is coiled at his head is the apple. The wooden crucifix with the earthenware corpus fits into the trunk. Christ has a crown of thorns on his head, which is turned to the right. He wears a blue loin-cloth. There are blood drops on his hands, feet and breast. The glaze has a yellow shade, coloured with blue, green and manganese. There is a black HP mark the bottom of the base. It is presumably a model for the sculptor Antal Schweiger, who was active in Holics between 1756-1768.
Literature
- Balla Gabriella: Holics, Tata és Buda kerámiaművészete. A Kárpát-medence kerámiaművészete. Novella, Budapest, 2009. - Nr. 11.
- Szerk.: Mojzer Miklós: Zsánermetamorfózisok. Világi műfajok a közép-európai barokk festészetben. Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1993. - Nr. A 57.
- Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Péter Márta: Barokk és rokokó. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 7.20. (Weiner Piroska)
