Ascension of Christ
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Basic information
- ID
- С-I-1776
- Author
- unknown
- Name
- Ascension of Christ
- Date of creation
- 20th c.
- Country
- Ukraine
- Technique
- carving polychrome
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions (height x width x depth, cm)
- 89.5 x 42 x 19.9
Additionally
- Type
- sculpture
- Genre
- religious
- Plot
- Ascension of Christ
- Provenance
- Brakhivka village, Busk district, Lviv region
Information about author
Object description
The sculpture of Christ's Ascension is a volumetric image of Jesus with a flag in his left hand. Such single-figure sculptures were placed on the tetrapod in springtime, where it remained for forty days until Easter. The saint's full-length figure follows Western iconography, which became popular in Ukraine in the 16th century. Jesus is dressed in a long red robe that cascades downwards as if fluttering in the wind. His bare, meticulously anatomically crafted body is enveloped by a loincloth sculpted with diagonal lines of low relief folds. The head, slightly tilted to the right shoulder, is framed by waves of sculpted hair cascading onto the shoulders. The gentle expression of Christ's benevolent face is filled with humility. The author emulated professional models, where the dynamics of movement are conveyed through the drapery of the robe and the forward-thrusting leg, representing the act of walking. The preserved polychromy enhances the plastic perception of the sculpture and the expressiveness of Jesus' image.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
