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Figure of a Knight

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Basic information
ID
С-I-1427
Author
unknown
Name
Figure of a Knight
Date of creation
18th c.
Country
Ukraine
Technique
carving polychrome
Material
wood gilt
Dimensions (height x width x depth, cm)
117 x 58 x 31.5
Additionally
Information about author
Author
unknown
Country
Object description
A static full-length sculptural image depicts a man in knightly armour who is placed on a low square stand. One can feel the author's desire for naturalistic human body modelling in a somewhat squat figure. The face of a middle-aged man is expressive and characterised by individual features. A soft oval of an elongated face, a massive chin with a dimple, a low forehead that turns into a straight nose, eloquent wide-open eyes framed with plump eyelid lines, and a large spreading moustache characterise the image of a knight. A man is dressed in a short tunic and knightly armour over it. On the head is a helmet decorated with a plume. A long cape is fluttering behind the shoulders of the knight; it is formed with shallow massive folds carved with vertical lines; their tops are rounded and ribbed. It breaks the humility and static of the image.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery