"Crucified Christ"
Walnut wood sculpture with traces of original polychromy
Dimensions (cm): h. 105
This magnificent "Corpus Christi", with its dramatic expressive force and the extraordinary details of its anatomy, conveys a unique emotion.
The tactile sensation, like the visual one, is truly extraordinary, with the perception of a body still alive.
Analyzing the sculpture from a compositional point of view, the accentuation of the torso muscles, as well as the strong features of the face, differentiate it from the more common creations, which present a figure with a slender, gaunt body, sometimes almost threadlike.
This is to amplify the message of suffering, and especially in later eras, with marked contortions of the body, unrealistic but of great effect.
Furthermore, in most wooden sculptures from the high period, Christ on the cross is shown dead, with his face slumped, emaciated, resigned and defeated in the acceptance of his sacrifice.
In this case, he is depicted alive, deliberately strong and powerful, with a gaze, albeit full of pain, still proud and aware of his Divine power.
It is the image of Christ Pantocrator, Almighty Lord and ruler of the world.
The Artist thus has a way of optimally expressing his sculptural abilities with a work of incredible vigor where the plastic result reaches the highest levels.
The sculpture is in excellent condition, with the wood still very healthy and not attacked by woodworm.
The lack of arms gives a greater artistic and less religious connotation to this magnificent work.
This is a wooden sculpture of absolute museum level.
A certificate of authenticity and lawful origin is issued.
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