Alessandro Algardi, after
François Duquesnoy, after - A 17th century Italian carved ivory depiction of the Flagellation, copy after Alessandro Algardi or François Duquesnoy - image-1
Alessandro Algardi, after
François Duquesnoy, after - A 17th century Italian carved ivory depiction of the Flagellation, copy after Alessandro Algardi or François Duquesnoy - image-2
Alessandro Algardi, after
François Duquesnoy, after - A 17th century Italian carved ivory depiction of the Flagellation, copy after Alessandro Algardi or François Duquesnoy - image-1Alessandro Algardi, after
François Duquesnoy, after - A 17th century Italian carved ivory depiction of the Flagellation, copy after Alessandro Algardi or François Duquesnoy - image-2

Lot 1331 Dα

Alessandro Algardi, after François Duquesnoy, after - A 17th century Italian carved ivory depiction of the Flagellation, copy after Alessandro Algardi or François Duquesnoy

Auction 1141 - overview Cologne
16.11.2019, 14:30 - Sculpture and Works of Art
Estimate: 25.000 € - 40.000 €
Result: 39.680 € (incl. premium)

Alessandro Algardi, after
François Duquesnoy, after

A 17th century Italian carved ivory depiction of the Flagellation, copy after Alessandro Algardi or François Duquesnoy

Carved ivory and ebony set with amethyst, jasper, and other coloured gemstones, ormolu mountings. Three-figure group carved in the round on a rectangular plinth and a trompe l'oeil earth mound base. Christ depicted in the centre slightly elevated and tied to the column, flanked by two men in Roman legionary uniforms beating him with ropes and switches. The plinth is decorated with pietra dura, the column with stone veneer, the lisenes and capital of gilt bronze. The composition of this flagellation group, which is usually carried out in bronze, can be traced back to two leading personalities of the Roman Baroque: Alessandro Algardi and François Duquesnoy. Whereby Jennifer Montagu was able to specify this attribution in her publications from 1967 and 1985 (op. cit). The present version differs from the ascription to Algardi, as the two soldiers are not shown in loincloths like Christ, but instead wear tunics and leggings. Christ and the soldier on the left also show more connection to one another through the position of the heads and through eye-contact than in other examples of th
In good overall condition. Wear to the ivory. H 73.3, W 58, D 24.5 cm..

Literature

Cf. the example in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, inv. M.1-1965. Cf. also: Avery/Dillon: Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, London 2002, p. 144-149. - And further: Montagu: A Flagellation Group: Algardi or du Quesnoy? In: Bulletin des Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, 4th series, 1966/67, p. 155. - Montagu: Alessandro Algardi, vol. II, London 1985. - Grabski: The Corsini Flagellation Group by Alessandro Algardi, in: Artibus et Historiae, an art anthology VIII, 1987, p. 9-23. - For the design of the plinth cf.: González-Palacios: Arredi e ornamenti alle corte di Roma 1560-1795, Milan 2004, p. 62 ff.