Spanish or novo-Hispanic school; 18th century.

Spanish or novo-Hispanic school; XVIII century.
"Christ tied to the column".
Carved and polychrome wood.
Measurements: 44 x 16 x 14 cm.
In this sculpture made in round bulk representing the image of Christ on the column, also called Christ tied to the column. It is an evangelical scene and a very frequent iconographic theme in Christian art, within the cycle of the Passion. The scene takes place in the Praetorium of Jerusalem, the center of Roman power, directed by Pontius Pilate, where Jesus Christ arrived for the second and last time, after passing through different instances (Annas, Caiaphas and Herod). In this biblical episode Christ is exhibited before the one who preferred to free Barabbas rather than him. He is stripped of his clothes and tied to a column, where he is subjected to mockery and torture, among them, the scourging and the crowning with thorns, iconographic denominations that sometimes are totally identifiable with this one and sometimes they are differentiated with precision. In this sculpture in particular the crown of thorns is not appreciated, but it is possible to appreciate the ravages caused in the body of Christ by the flagellation. The sculptor shows an image in which Christ is depressed, inclined due to his own weight, however, the rest does not show this great tension, but outlines a gesture of concentration and heaviness rather than pain.