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#240

Christ at the Column

Permoser, Balthasar (1651-1732) | Sculptor

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In his last of at least three explorations of the theme of Christ's martyrdom, Permoser relied entirely on the natural colour of the special Salzburg marble for the depiction of the cruelly maltreated body and dispensed with any sculptural depiction of wounds. He used the scourging column for a relief showing the Saviour collapsing at prayer on the Mount of Olives on the eve of the Passion, surrounded by angels. Permoser's self-portrait and signature can be found on the reverse.

Material & Technique
Marble from Untersberg
Museum
Skulpturensammlung
Dating
Salzburg, 1728
Inventory number
ZV 4090
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