Bidspirit auction | Guglielmo della Porta (Porlezza h.

Guglielmo della Porta (Porlezza h. 1515- Roma 1577) ”Cristo Crucificado” Roma h. 1569-1577 Realizado en plata (ha perdido la cruz) en elegante contrapposto está representado muerto con tres clavos y gran detalle anatómico. - Guglielmo della Porta (Porlezza h. 1515- Rome 1577) ”Crucified Christ” Rome h. 1569-1577 Made of silver (he has lost the cross) in elegant contrapposto he is represented dead with three nails and great anatomical detail. According to a study by Rosario Coppel, there is documentation of della Porta's activity in Rome in 1569, where he made crucified figures of different sizes in silver and other metals. One of his crucified is in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The same model of Christ appears in a relief created by della Porta and cast by Antonio Gentilii that was a gift from Gregory XIII to Bianca Capello, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, who later gave it to Philip II for the Monastery of El Escorial. Another of the Christs attributed to della Porta, in silver, is in the Archaeological Museum of Madrid. Of della Porta's works in silver, few copies have survived, despite having been made by important figures of the time. Most of these pieces were cast by Antonio Gentili of Faenza, who arrived in Rome in 1549-50 and was della Porta's best assistant. Measurements: 20 x 19 cm.