This sculpture was made in Valladolid in 1634 and it was commissioned by the church of Saint Miguel and Saint Julián. Now is in the National Museum of Sculpture in Valladolid.
With respect to the features of the Baroque art this sculpture didn´t represent many movement and fleeting movements that because is lying in place like a bed, but the author (Gregorio Fernández) makes this sculpture to surprise the public, he started with the theme of the "Santo Entierro" and from this theme he pruposed an other "cuerpo muerto".
In this picture Christ alredy was crucified and was nude only with the "paño de pureza" above him. This kind of blanket was made by Gregorio also, it have a lot of rigid folders.
Appart to the polychromed wood of this that done, to made it more realistic Fernández used some different materials: ivory tooth, cristal eyes, lumps of sawdust in the wounds and also in his nails from his feets and hands.
This work was made to show it from a lateral, because the head of Christ was tilted to his right, the left leg it´s above the right leg, and his position is also a little bit tilted from the rigth.
This work was made by Gregorio Fernández a spanish Baroque sculptor who was born in 1576 in Lugo and was died in 1636 two years after made this scupture. His main themes for the scupture were religious, like Christs, Virgins,etc.
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Hello, Camila,
I've changed the style of your text, ecause you can't modify it. These are my comments and corrections to your work:
With respect to the features of the Baroque art, this sculpture didn´t represent much movement nor fleeting moments, because Christ is lying in place like a bed, but the author (Gregorio Fernández) makes this sculpture to surprise the public, he started with the theme of the Entombment and from this theme he proposed a new one, the Lying Christ
In this picture Christ had already been crucified and was nude only with the "loin cloth or perizoma" above him. This kind of blanket was made by Gregorio Fernández as wellalso, it has a lot of rigid folds.
Apart from the polychrome(d) wood with which it’s made, Fernández used some different materials to make it more realistic: ivory teeth, crystal eyes, lumps of sawdust in the wounds and also in his nails from his feet and hands.
This work was made to show it from a lateral, because the head of Christ was tilted to his right, the left leg is above the right leg, and his position is also a little bit tilted to the right.
The ideal of death is represented by the wounds and cuts in his skin, and also the blood that he has around these wounds, all of this is supposed that was produced during the "via crucis". Fernández (was( represented this very well with hard work, he made a lot of little details to shock the audience/viewers and to do that they have a feeling of realism.
This work was made by Gregorio Fernández, a Spanish Baroque sculptor who was born in 1576 in Lugo and (was) died in 1636, two years after making this sculpture. His main themes for the sculpture were religious, like Christs, Virgins,etc.
I think you've done a good work, but you should review before posting, because there are a lot of mistakes you could have avoided. Your mark is 8. Bye.
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