Figure of a Saint
unknown folk sculptor
Basic information
- ID
- С-I-463
- Author
- unknown folk sculptor
- Name
- Figure of a Saint
- Date of creation
- 18th c.
- Country
- Ukraine
- Technique
- carving polychrome
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions (height x width x depth, cm)
- 63 x 30 x 15
Additionally
- Type
- sculpture
- Genre
- religious
- Plot
- Saint
- Provenance
- Handed over from the Museum of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lviv
Information about author
Object description
The range of apocryphal wooden images by folk artists was quite limited. Most often, it included figures of the apostles Peter and Paul. Thus, the sculpture of the saint is likely an image of the apostle Peter, paired with an artwork with inventory number С-І-462. The sculpture, presented frontally, depicts a full-length, contrapposto figure of the saint barefoot, with emotionally outstretched arms and the left leg extended forward. The gaunt face with a high forehead, prominent cheekbones, straight elongated nose, and slightly open mouth is framed by wavy short hair and a long, shallowly carved beard. The saint's distinctive small eyes radiate inner peace and humility. His body is sculpted in an anatomically generalised manner. The long blue chiton and himation are depicted with shallow lines indicating folds. The man's sculpture is restrained and balanced, without excessive expression.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
