Christ In Portuguese Hindu Polychrome Carved Wood From The 17th Century

Rare Portuguese Hindu Christ of Pain From the 17th Century.
An astonishing and rare Hindu Portuguese Christ of Sorrow from the 17th century in carved and painted wood.
the body, even if it remains somewhat naive, is reminiscent of certain Christs of Romanesque art.

here our Chris retains some naive details while respecting fairly accurate proportions.
the body therefore remains thin and slender, the ribs are very protruding and the back is studded with edema and bloody wounds indicating the insults suffered.
the perizonium is very important and its draping complex.
the arms and hands are of great finesse and boiling blood comes out of the nails which supported him on the cross.
the face is sublime with an extraordinary look and an exceptional quality of sculpture, the long hair winds into finely sculpted curls and the same goes for the delicate bifid beard.
the front is crossed in certain places by thorns of the crown in strong relief even if there remain the supports of this crown which has disappeared.
the face is delicate and expresses tenderness and compassion of rare intensity.
This Christ has no restoration and has retained the integrity of its polychromy.
a quite extraordinary Christ who makes you want to believe.

Note that most of the time these Christs were made of ivory, ours is made of polychrome wood!

a Christ of great beauty of museum quality.

dimensions:
37 cm high by 30 cm wide.

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