Description:
- Sculpture of Christ in yellow bronze, from the first half of the 19th century. The sculpture is solid and of a single piece, with very careful proportions and a spectacular result, emphasizing the harmony and calm that transmits its contemplation.
- The casting of the image is very good, and its execution very careful, having generated a beautiful patina product of time with a very attractive and high quality appearance.
- The front details are very well worked, and the pupils of the eyes can be distinguished. There are no chiselled parts, the entire sculpture having been finished off with a smooth finish. The back is less well worked.
- There are perforations on both palms of the hands, as well as a perforation running simultaneously through the instep of both feet, as they are crossed.
- The surface of the bronze has a subtle crackle on the surface, which leads us to believe that at some point a colourless enamel or varnish was applied to it.
- The sculpture does not have any identifying marks or contrasts. Rarely do sculptures of Christ have any kind of distinctive mark or signature.
Conservation and Damage:
Conservation and damage:
- The Christ is in a perfect state of conservation,
- It does not have its corresponding cross, and it is advisable to have a suitable support. Alternatively, it can be used as a tabletop on a small cushion to protect it from possible knocks.
- The bronze shows wear typical of it's age.
Provenance:
- It comes from the purchase, around 1990, in a flea market in the province of Alicante.
- The Christ has remained in the hands of the same family since its purchase.
Comments:
- Both the measurements and the weight are approximate.
- The tones of the colours in the photos are not the same as the tones of the real colours.
- The object is the one that corresponds to the photos.
- The description is not a detailed exposition of the object.
- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.
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3892 - CHRIST SCULPTURE. SOLID ONE PIECE. S.XIX.