Virgin Mary
unknown folk sculptor
Basic information
- ID
- С-I-936
- Author
- unknown folk sculptor
- Name
- Virgin Mary
- Date of creation
- 17th c.
- Country
- Ukraine
- Culture
- Folk
- Technique
- carving polychrome
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions (height x width x depth, cm)
- 72 x 26 x 16
Additionally
- Type
- sculpture 3D
- Genre
- religious
- Plot
- Virgin Mary
- Provenance
- Hannivtsi village, Lviv region
Information about author
Object description
Most of the one-piece figures were intended for church interiors and were not replicated. The Virgin Mary from the village of Hannivtsi belongs to this category. As a rule, folk artists started carving a sculpture from the head rather than outlining the general features of the finished figure. That is why their works are often disproportionate in the lower part. Mary is depicted with her head tilted towards her right shoulder. The artist used soft lines without distinct curves. Difficulties in modelling the human body are evident in the disproportionately large head, narrow shoulders, and massive palms. The sculptor conveys the image of a simple woman, not a saint, who embodies earthly maternal affection. The figure of the Virgin Mary is full of inner peace, expressed in the position of her head and the hands folded on her chest in a prayerful pose. The horizontal folds of her robe, which fall freely downwards, create an effect of light and shade, visually stretching the saint's figure.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
