Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Umbrian Deposition of the thirteenth century in the Louvre and its likeness to Russian northern carving

In a museum display case stand four painted wooden figures: Christ with outstretched arms and three figures beside him.

The Deposition from the Cross, second quarter of the 13th century, Umbria, Louvre. The three-dimensional, life-size figures of polychrome poplar, willow and walnut wood recall the church sculpture of the Russian North.

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