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Domenico Gagini

Tabernacle
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Description

Maker

Domenico Gagini (Italian, ca. 1425-1492

Title

Tabernacle

Year

ca. 1460-1470

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

marble

Dimensions

50.8 x 73.7 cm (20 x 29 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

06.057

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

European Galleries
Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

This sculpture resembles a church façade whose portal, now missing its door, is crowned with a carving depicting the infant Jesus and his mother, Mary. Designed to hold consecrated communion wafers, it was to be mounted near the altar in a Roman Catholic church. Its stage-like foreground is supported by a ledge of laurel leaves and incised with lines to create the illusion of depth.

Trained in Florence, Gagini established a flourishing workshop in Sicily. His knowledge of classical form, perspective, and movement is demonstrated in the tabernacle’s fluted columns and the angels of diminishing scale who rush forth with hands in prayer.

Intermission
Dec 16, 2016 – Jul 02, 2017
The Natural World, the Body, and the Divine
Feb 03, 2006 – Apr 16, 2006

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Tombstone

Domenico Gagini (Italian, ca. 1425-1492
ca. 1420 - 1492)
Tabernacle, ca. 1460-1470
Marble
50.8 x 73.7 cm (20 x 29 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 06.057

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