Altar Crucifix
unknown folk sculptor
Basic information
- ID
- С-I-1785
- Author
- unknown folk sculptor
- Name
- Altar Crucifix
- Date of creation
- 20th c.
- Country
- Ukraine
- Technique
- carving polychromy
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 44 x 22 x 10 cm (height x width x depth)
Additionally
- Type
- sculpture
- Genre
- religious
- Plot
- Crucifixion
- Provenance
- Zabolottsi village, Brody district, Lviv region
Information about author
Object description
The compositional centre of the altar cross with the rectangular stepped base is the Crucifixion, executed in line with the Eastern tradition iconography. Christ is nailed to the cross with four nails, his feet placed parallel, and his palms open. The artist depicted the Saviour as deceased, with his eyes closed and his head tilted to the right. Jesus's face, chest, arms, and legs are schematically modelled. The meticulously crafted crown of thorns on his head is depicted as two intertwined rolls with protruding spikes. The loincloth fastened with a large knot adds decorativeness to the composition. The sculptural image is imbued with naive realism.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
