Inv. DC 773
Virgin, in bust, praying. Christ as Man of Sorrows; crown of thorns. Skeleton, in bust; Death holding a mirror and pointing at its own reflection.
Foliated decoration. Twisted column in the centre.
Museum's opinion 2011: Northern France, late 15th century or early 16th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Carved in the round.
Object Condition
Missing: skull.
Chipped around the base. Forehead of Christ chipped.
Provenance
Collection of Mario de Ciccio (d. 1957): given to the Museum in 1957.
Bibliography
B. Molajoli, Notizie su Capodimonte: catalogo delle gallerie e del museo (Naples, 1960), p. 98.
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