Christ as Saviour
Also titled Christus als Verlosser
Giovanni Battista Caccini (Rome, voor–1613)
c. 1598
- Medium
- marble (rock)
- Classification
- bust
- Dimensions
- height 71 cm x width 64.5 cm x depth 42 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
This bust of Christ was part of the tabernacle of the Benedetti family in the church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence. With the Saviour’s gentle expression, Caccini distanced himself from the traditionally cool style of the day. The sculpture is pervaded with something of the forthcoming Baroque style.
