Deposition of Christ in the Sepulchre, Lombardy, late 16th century
Pace mounted bronze plaque; mm 163 x 113. Rear handle missing. Cold chiseled details.
The "Peace" was a sacred bronze image equipped with a back grip to be offered by the celebrant to be kissed by the devotee.
The peace proposed here presents Christ in front supported by his mother and by Saint John. In the background other sketched figures and in the background, behind the Cross, Jerusalem. All enclosed in a frame in the Sansovinian style with God the Father in the center.
The descriptions of the national catalogue of Fine Arts consider it Lombard from the 16th century and we conform to these. See national catalogue code 0300181828.