Corpus Christi in gilded bronze, Jansenist style, XVIIᵉ cent - Lot 153

Corpus Christi in gilded bronze, Jansenist style, XVIIᵉ century Corpus in gilt bronze depicting Christ on the cross, elongated, emaciated body expressing suffering in a sober aesthetic associated with the Jansenist current, head tilted to the right, legs crossed, perizonium knotted on the side and finely treated, reverse worked with care on the anatomy and hair, presence of original perforations on the hands and feet for attachment to a cross, production attributable to a French or Flemish workshop of the mid XVIIᵉ century. Details: origin France or Flanders; period XVIIᵉ century; material gilded bronze; height 23.5 cm; width between hands 12.5 cm; weight 903 g; condition good overall condition with wear, surface oxidation and partial loss of gilding consistent with age.