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| Keywords: Michele Tadini - Dead Christ Supported by Angels - Walters 27198.jpg This carved relief of the dead Christ was installed on the high altar probably as the altarpiece in the church of Santa Agata in Martinengo outside the city of Bergamo It was commissioned by the doctor Michele Tadini and installed in 1468 Christ's face is furrowed in pain and he is mourned by angels An image such as this on the high altar calls attention to the symbolic reenactment of Christ's sacrifice during the Mass Images depicting the dead Christ standing erect as if he is alive are known as the Man of Sorrows ca 1468 early Renaissance marble cm 112 76 accession number 27 198 24184 Sale Sangiorgi Galleries Rome F Ongania Venice date and mode of aquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore 1909 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1909 place of origin Utrecht Netherlands Walters Art Museum license Renaissance reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Martino Benzoni | ||||
