Christ

The bust is characteristic of a class of devotional image of Christ that was manufactured in some quantities in Florence at the end of the 15th century. All are derived from the head of Christ in the bronze group of 'Christ and St. Thomas' executed between 1466 and 1438 for the niche on Orsanmichele in Florence (now in the Museo Orsanmichele) by Andrea del Verrocchio. They were doubtless produced by several workshops, including Verrocchio's, and by Giovanni della Robbia in unglazed terracotta. This one relates more closely to Giovanni della Robbia in style and may date to the early 16th century