A Fine and Exceptionally Large Baroque Carved Ivory of Christ Crucified - Pierre Simon Jaillot (Avignon, 1631 – Paris, 1681); ; signed and dated on the back of perizonium "PS  Jaillot faciebat 1664".
This ivory Crucifixion was sculpted by Pierre Simon Jaillot in 1664. The sculptor, much appreciated for his artistic talent, was admitted in 1661 at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture after presenting a beautiful crucifix. The director, the painter Charles Le Brun (1619-1690), asked him a copy for his collection. At first, the request was accepted by the artist but then it was refused cause to an offer less than the beauty of the piece. According to some documents, as a result of this episode, Jaillot was expelled from the academy and jailed for several months in the Bastille.
The artist made different versions of this theme and a rare group of sculptures, always in ivory, kept at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
62cm, 24 13⁄32 in high overall - 42.5 cm, 16 47⁄64 in wide,  weight 2400 gr. Item condition grading: ***** excellent (old original creamy patina with aged ivory surface). Ce.S.Ar. Certificate of Antiquity

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