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At the foot of the Cross, upon which Christ lies dying in a loincloth floating in the air, two women, Mary and Magdalene, stand draped in their garments and holding handkerchiefs. The surrounding sculpture evokes two Gothic-style architectural forms, their spires adorned with fleur-de-lis, in the spirit of cathedral art. Below, two sets of five figures flank the cross. In the spirit of grand ivory works, this more popular bone Calvary adopts the conventions of the Gothic period while retaining the essence of popular devotion. The sculpted ensemble is mounted on a moiré silk of old rose within a beautiful 18th-century giltwood frame. There are a few minor chips and losses.
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