Figure of a Saint with Raised Hands (headless)
unknown (Austrian School)
Basic information
- ID
- С-I-357
- Author
- unknown (Austrian School)
- Name
- Figure of a Saint with Raised Hands (headless)
- Date of creation
- 18th c.
- Country
- Ukraine
- Technique
- carving polychromy
- Material
- wood gilt
- Dimensions
- 65 x 29 x 15 cm (height x width x depth)
Additionally
- Type
- sculpture
- Genre
- religious
- Plot
- Saint
- Provenance
- Industrial City Museum in Lviv
Information about author
Object description
The figure of the headless saint is reproduced in the S-shaped silhouette (figura serpentinata), common in Baroque art. The saint is presented in a dynamic pose with theatrically spread arms. The body is covered by a long tunic, leaving only the feet exposed. A drapery thrown over the right shoulder covers the hips. It is covered with soft artistic folds carved with horizontal relief strands. The saint's garment is covered with pleats that move from smooth curves to geometric planes, repeating the figure's outlines.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
