{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":22327,"auction_id":25,"set_id":44,"lot_number":"67","artist":"A Relleve/Bas-relief depicting the \nCrucifixion \n ","title":null,"starting_price":200000,"signed_dated":"Late 18th- Early 19th century \nPossibly Bicol in origin ","medium":"hardwood with traces of polychromy ","size":"45” x 26” x 3” \n(114 cm x 66 cm x 8 cm)","property":null,"coa":null,"provenance":null,"exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"In the previous auction, another Crucifixion relleve from the Legarda collection was offered and sold for a record price. The previous piece was carved in the classical mold. This particular relleve offers another artistic perspective on the very same subject. This perspective may easily be dismissed as “Primitive”, a label that often tends to downgrade the forceful dynamism and vigor of this more “naif” approach. But in my opinion, pieces such as this are valuable as they show us how local sculptors re-imagine the biblical scenes they were tasked to interpret. The narrow panel shows Christ’s final moments at Golgotha. Christ is barely alive, and looks vacantly into the void, his spirit no longer of this world. To his right, the penitent thief Dismas, beseeches him imploringly.
\nTo Christ’s left, Gestas, the impenitent, looks outward, impervious to the salvation offered to his colleague. Mary Magdalene clutches dramatically at the foot of the cross, her hand gently touching the Saviour’s foot, while John the Beloved looks on serenely. Based on traditional depictions, one hand should be clutching at his heart. Perhaps, due to a miscalculation on the part of the sculptor, John’s left hand now rests on his right forearm.
\nThe most dramatic figure is the Mater Dolorosa/ Sorrowful Mother . The sculptor has made her slightly larger than the others, her voluminous veil and mantle making her just as large as Christ himself. She is depicted in the contraposto , S-shaped pose associated with classical statuary. Traces of red polychrome are still very visible on her tunic, a color scheme often seen in Dolorosa images from Bicol and other Southern Tagalog areas. The sculptor has devoted almost a third of the entire composition to the rocky landscape of Golgotha. The skull and cross bones of Adam, a traditional feature of many crucifixion scenes, are also depicted. (Floy Quintos)","lot_group":"SCULPTURE","lot_details_html":"
A Relleve/Bas-relief depicting the Crucifixion Late 18th- Early 19th century Possibly Bicol in origin hardwood with traces of polychromy 45” x 26” x 3” (114 cm x 66 cm x 8 cm)