Kolgata-skulptuurid Harju-Risti kirikust. Vanusest, valmistamispiirkondadest ning algsest asukohast
The Crucifixion Group from Harju-Risti

Summary/Abstract: The medieval crucifix together with the sculptures of the Virgin Mary and John the Evangelist located in the Harju-Risti Church till 1958 and now exhibited in the Niguliste Museum did not originally form an integral Calvary group but were joined together later. The crucifix, made in the last quarter of the 14th century, is significant due to the lily motifs on the cross and the rare material in the medieval wooden sculpture – beech (Fagus silvatica) – which was used to carve the figure of Christ. The crucifix was brought to the Harju-Risti Church from the neighbouring Padise Monastery and, by Cistercian tradition, was viewable from both sides, indicated by the residues of polychromy on the back of the cross. The magnificent accompanying figures crafted in the 1410s–1430s originate probably from some bigger church in Tallinn (St Olav?).

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