Crucifix on a Stand
unknown folk sculptor
Basic information
- ID
- С-I-1245
- Author
- unknown folk sculptor
- Name
- Crucifix on a Stand
- Date of creation
- 19th c.
- Country
- Ukraine
- Technique
- carving polychrome
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions (height x width x depth, cm)
- 56 x 25.6 x 9.5
Additionally
- Type
- sculpture
- Genre
- religious
- Plot
- Crucifixion
- Provenance
- Vysloboky village, Kamianka-Buzka district, Lviv region
Information about author
Object description
The crucifix from the village of Vysloboky is one of those works in which folk artists were guided by their inner vision of the development of folk sculpture. The iconography of the sculpture follows the Western tradition, where the Saviour is nailed to the cross with three nails. His curved body expresses pain and suffering, although the expression of his slightly elongated face is calm and balanced. Christ's head is adorned with a crown of thorns. The saint's face is surrounded by straight strands of dark hair and a short beard split down the middle. The crouched figure of Christ with generalised, anatomically unworked body parts characterises the Crucifixion of the folk master. The outstretched arms, tilted head and curved silhouette of the figure indicate the author's desire to evoke a sense of suffering in the viewer.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
