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Crucifix

1707-1727
Made by De Twee Scheepjes (The Two Little Ships), Delft (1619–1794) Under Johannes Gaal (active at De Twee Scheepjes (The Two Little Ships) 1707-25) , or his widow, Lijsbeth Gaal-van der Plank (active at De Twee Scheepjes (The Two Little Ships) until 1727)
This exceptionally rare Delft crucifix fits into a separate base and is executed entirely in the Dutch style with blue and white decoration accented with dripping, reddish drops. Roman Catholic imagery such as a crucifix would have been uncommon in the Protestant northern provinces of the Netherlands. This figure of Christ may have been made for the private devotions of a Roman Catholic household.

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