Saint Joseph
unknown (Austrian School)
Basic information
- ID
- С-I-347
- Author
- unknown (Austrian School)
- Name
- Saint Joseph
- Date of creation
- 18th c.
- Country
- Ukraine
- Technique
- carving polychrome
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions (height x width x depth, cm)
- 67 x 29.5 x 11
Additionally
- Type
- sculpture
- Genre
- religious
- Plot
- Saint Joseph
- Provenance
- Collection of Leon Pininski
Information about author
Object description
Joseph of Nazareth is one of the key figures in the New Testament. He was a descendant of David and the earthly father of Christ. The sculpture portrays a full-figure contrapposto body of a man with his right foot forward. His theatrically extended arms, slightly tilted head, and natural angle convey the emotional image of the saint. The thin, ascetic features of his downturned face are framed by wavy strands of dark hair that fall freely on his shoulders, along with a short beard. Joseph is dressed in a long blue chiton and a himation, one end is fastened to the waist, and the other is thrown over his left shoulder. The chiton's rhythmic linear folds contrast the himation's dynamic curves. The saint's garment's shallow, soft folds are rendered authentically through subtle modelling. The sculpture, characterised by static and slow movements, retains the emotionality of the Baroque.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
