17th century boxwood crucifix
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XVII century Crucifix Boxwood, cm alt 42 The sculpture depicting Christ crucified here examined represents a refined example of seventeenth-century cabinet-making in boxwood. The figure of Christ, now dead on the cross, is part of a precious artistic choreography with the structure of the cross and its pedestal, both decorated with tortoiseshell mirrors, ivory threads to emphasize the structure of the cross and elements in ebonized and carved wood to highlight the architectural structure of the pedestal. The departure of Christ is evident from the lowered head, from the open hands in abandonment and the now limply hanging feet. The lower part of the torso, the abdomen, tense and contracted, appears