Beschreibung:

Spanish Crucifix. Christ in Majesty, Catalan, 17th or 18th century, polychrome wood crucifix, with outer layer of painted gesso or lime plaster, depicting Christ in Majesty, wearing the gold crown of the King of Heaven, with eyes wide open, dressed in a full-length red robe indicating his kingly and priestly status, painted in bold colours of red, blue, yellow, green and black, the corners of the cross with symbols of the crucifixion: a red crown with three drops of blood, the three nails, the hammer and pliers used to drive the nails through Christ's hands and feet and subsequently remove them, and a stylised flaming heart motif at foot, bears 20th century handwritten label to verso 'Spanish (Catalan). Similar to an early crucifix at Lucca - 17th-18th cent. (Volto Santo) ?Carmelite JMT', some chipping and damage with paint loss, and old worming (overall in good condition), two small modern wooden batons to reverse, corpus 50 x 50 cm (19 3/4 x 19 3/4 ins), crucifix 95.5 x 71 cm (37 1/2 x 28 ins) (Quantity: 1) Provenance: Downside Abbey, Somerset, UK. A Romanesque style Catalan wooden crucifix, derived from the type established by the much earlier (9th century) Volto Santo crucifix at Lucca.