Granada school of the XVII century.

Granada school of the seventeenth century.
Circle of ALONSO CANO (Granada, 1601 - 1667).
"Christ Crucified.
Polychrome wood carving.
Measurements: 30 x 30 x 8 cm.

This is a quality carving, which follows the pictorial models of Alonso Cano (see the Christ preserved in the Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando), and transfers them to the sculpture. It is a Christ of four nails, with an elongated and robust canon, which allows to turn each of the legs separately and give the figure a subjugating presence. The outstretched arms end in precisely turned hands. The two outstretched fingers symbolize the dual nature of Jesus, human and divine. The head falls inert, showing us that the body has stopped suffering, so that the muscles relax slightly showing a harmonious whole, of great beauty. Alonso Cano and other masters from Granada were the standard bearers of the classicist line of the Baroque, as opposed to the extreme pathos that developed in other parts of Spain.