Lot 95: A POLYCHROME TERRACOTTA AND WOOD FIGURE OF THE CRUCIFIED CHRIST

A POLYCHROME TERRACOTTA AND WOOD FIGURE OF THE CRUCIFIED CHRIST
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCISCO RUIZ GIJON (1653-1720), SEVILLE, CIRCA 1680
The titulus, figure of Christ and the skull modelled in terracotta, the remaining elements carved of wood; the front of the rectangular faux-marbre base with paper label inscribed in ink '291'; the side painted with the collection number '41078(?)'; the reverse with two paper labels one inscribed '371', the other 'C.Güell'; areas of the polychromy refreshed; possible repairs to the arms of Christ
21¼ in. (54 cm.) high, the figure of Christ; 35 in. (89 cm.) high, overall

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
J. J. Martin Gonzalez, Escultura Barroca en Espana 1600-1770, Madrid, 1991, fig. 77.