Sacred figures · Maria
| Product number | 00.439 |
| Detail | Ivory, glazed |
| Design | Franz Anton Bustelli, 1756 |
| Height | 32 cm |
When His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI visited Munich in May 2006, His Royal Highness Duke Franz of Bavaria presented him with the manufactory’s religiously-themed gem, namely the “Crucifixion Group” by Franz Anton Bustelli. Mary, one of the central figures in the ensemble, is wearing a girded dress, cloak and veil. The pained expression of the Mother of God is directed upwards toward her Son; she is speechless with horror. Bustelli succeeded in expressing all this woman’s immense suffering in the moving folds of her robe. It is a Mannerist masterpiece, evidenced by all three of the figures.
