id:			168739
accession number:	2010.444
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.444
updated:		2025-10-28 11:03:46.056000

Crucifix, late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Kongo Kingdom, Kongo-style maker(s). Copper alloy, wood, upholstery studs, and iron alloy; overall: 44.7 x 22.2 x 3.2 cm (17 5/8 x 8 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.444

title:				Crucifix
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creation date:			late 1800s-early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1880
creation date latest:		1920
current location:		108A Sub-Saharan
creditline:			René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Kongo Kingdom, Kongo-style maker(s)
technique:	Copper alloy, wood, upholstery studs, and iron alloy
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 44.7 x 22.2 x 3.2 cm (17 5/8 x 8 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Fragments of the Invisible: The René and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture
	opening date:   2013-10-27T00:00:00
	<i>Fragments of the Invisible: The René and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 2013-February 9, 2014).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels, Belgium (1945-1949)', 'opening_date': '1945-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Leuven, Belgium.', 'opening_date': None}

* {'description': 'Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium.', 'opening_date': None}

* {'description': 'Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland (October 31, 1970-February 10, 1971)', 'opening_date': '1970-10-31T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Villa Hügel, Essen, Germany (March 25-June 13, 1971)', 'opening_date': '1971-03-25T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Société des Expositions du Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium (March 25-June 5, 1988)', 'opening_date': '1988-03-25T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Charles Ralet, Brussels, Belgium, sold to Jef and René Vanderstraete
	date: ?–1945
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	Jef and René Vanderstraete, Lasne, Belgium, 1959-1963, sold to René and Odette Delenne
	date: 1945-1963
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	René [1901-1998] and Odette Delenne [1925-2012], Brussels, Belgium, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1963–2010
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2010–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	de Borchgrave d'Alténa, J. "Christs de l'ancien Congo." In <em>L'Artisan et les Arts Liturgiques</em> [special issue on <em>Art chrétien du Congo</em>] 18, no. 4 (1949): 378.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 378, fig. 8
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	Leuzinger, Elsy. <em>Die Kunst von Schwarz-Afrika</em>, 270. Exh. Cat. Recklinghausen: Verlag Aurel Bongers, in association with Kunsthaus Zürich, October 31, 1970-February 10, 1971.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 270, cat. S7
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	Bastin, Marie-Louise, et al. <em>Utotombo. L'Art d'Afrique noire dans les collections privées belges: Société des Expositions du Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles, 25 mars-5 juin 1988</em>, 206. Exh. Cat. Brussels: Société des Expositions du Palais des Beaux-Arts, March 25-June 5, 1988.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 64; reproduced: p. 206, cat. 165
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	Petridis, Constantine. "René and Odette Delenne." In <em>Tribal Art</em> XV-4, no. 61 (Autumn 2011): 122.
	page number: 	Reproduced and mentioned: p. 122, fig. 8
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	Petridis, Constantine, et al. <em>Fragments of the Invisible: The René and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art. Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2013, 40-41, 108, 112.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 43; mentioned: pp. 40-41, 108, 112
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	Leuzinger, Elsy. <em>Afrikanische Kunstwerke: Kulturen am Niger</em>, 274. Exh. Cat. Recklinghausen: Verlag Aurel Bongers, in association with Villa Hügel, March 25-June 13, 1971.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 274, cat. no. S 7
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	Smith, Fred T., Judith Perani, Joseph L. Underwood, and Martha J. Ehrlich. The Visual Arts of Africa : Gender, Power, and Life Cycle Rituals. Second edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: p. 253, no. 9.3
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