Spanish or Italian school; 18th century.

Spanish or Italian school; XVIII century.
"Christ".
Bronze.
Measurements: 28 x 16,5 x 5 cm.
Round sculpture made in bronze representing the body of Christ at the moment of the Crucifixion. The face of great dramatism indicates that it is the last expiring breath of Jesus, whose agony is reflected masterfully in the technical treatment of the anatomy. Crucifixions and crucifixes have appeared in the history of art and popular culture since before the era of the pagan Roman Empire. The crucifixion of Jesus has been depicted in religious art since the 4th century. It is one of the most recurrent themes in Christian art and the one with the most obvious iconography. Although Christ is sometimes depicted clothed, it is usual to represent his naked body, albeit with the genitals covered with a purity cloth (perizonium); full nudes are very rare, but prominent (Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, Cellini). The conventions of representation of the different attitudes of the crucified Christ are designated by the Latin expressions Christus triumphans ("triumphant" -not to be confused with the Maiestas Domini or the Pantocrator-), Christus patiens ("resigned" -not to be confused with the Christ of patience-) and Christus dolens ("suffering" -not to be confused with the Vir dolorum-). The triumphans is represented alive, with the eyes