Corpus of Christ, from the Altarpiece of the Crucifixion

1391–99

This work was originally part of a large triptych commissioned for the Charterhouse of Champol, a monastery outside Dijon. Even separated from its context within the altarpiece, however, the painting remains a powerfully expressive work. Christ’s tensed hands and feet and earthy features are realistically observed, while the curving contour of his torso and the folds of his loincloth reflect a more courtly ideal.

Public domain · CC0
Free to download and reuse. Image courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.

Artist

Jacques de Baerze (Netherlandish, active before 1384–1399) Melchior Broederlam (Netherlandish, about 1355–about 1411)

Date

1391–99

Medium

Wood with gilding and traces of polychromy

Dimensions

27.7 × 18.3 × 5.2 cm (11 × 6 1/4 × 2 1/16 in.)

Origin

Flanders

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Gift of Honoré Palmer