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Figure of a Saint

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Basic information
ID
С-I-1028
Author
unknown
Name
Figure of a Saint
Date of creation
17th c.
Country
Ukraine
Technique
carving
Material
wood levkas
Dimensions (height x width x depth, cm)
80 x 29 x 22
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Information about author
Author
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Object description
In the second half of the seventeenth century, a new trend in sculpture emerged, mainly under the influence of Northern Mannerism, which came from the Netherlands via Germany. The works often mixed different styles, and the authors began to use Baroque forms, which gradually became widespread. The features of Dutch Mannerism and local traditions characterise the full-length figure of a man from the village of Vodiane. The man is dressed in knight's armour. His cloak falls in soft folds over his shoulders. He has a high forehead and small, deep-set eyes. The lower part of his face is hidden behind a beard, long curls of hair carefully worked out by the sculptor. Much of the sculpture is destroyed; the left arm and part of the head are missing.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery