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Sculptor active in Venice (Michele Linder from Hamburg? Doc. in Venice from 1480 to 1516)

"Crucifix", 1490 circa. Alder wood, 115 × 92 × 16 cm

Study by prof. Serenella Castri                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The torso is hollow inside and is assembled with extreme precision thanks to the help of two juxtaposed wooden valves.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Comparative literature: M. Lisner, Deutsche Holzkruzifixe des 15. Jahrhunderts in Italien, in «Mitteilungen des Kunsthistorischen Institutes Florenz», IX, 1959-60, pp. 159-206; Tesori della Croazia restaurati da Venetian Heritage Inc., catalogo della mostra (Venezia, chiesa di San Barnaba, 9 giugno - 4 novembre 2001), Spinea 2001; A. M. Schulz, Woodcarving and Woodcarvers in Venice, 1350-1550, Firenze 2011; E. Francescutti (a cura di), Crocefissi lignei a Venezia e nei territori della Serenissima, 1350-1500. Modelli diffusione restauro, atti del convegno internazionale (Venezia, Gallerie dell’Accademia, 18 maggio 2012) i, Padova 2013; A. Galli, M. Mazzalupi, Sulle tracce di don Paolo Moerich, chierico e scultore, in Quattrocento bondonese. Religiosità, stampa, arte, cultura, atti del convegno (Bondeno, 23-24 giugno 2013) a cura di S. Superbi, Ferrara 2015, pp. 23-60; S. Cavatorti, Giovanni Teutonico. Scultura lignea tedesca nell’Italia del secondo Quattrocento, Passignano 2016