Risen Christ (sculpture)

Abstract

The sculpture of the Risen Christ in the altar finial of the church in Krempany depicts the Saviour triumphant who rose from the grave. The work represents a classic iconographic depiction of Risen Christ, developed yet in the Middle Ages: Christ is half-naked, wearing a red cloak. He blesses with one hand and holds a flag in the other – a symbol of triumph over sin and death. The placement of a figure of the Risen Christ in the altar finial is extremely rare, and therefore, this sculpture constitutes a very interesting example of such an ideological solution of altar decoration. The sculpture was probably created in a provincial workshop in the second half of the 20th century. Unfortunately, archival sources do not reveal the author of the work, most probably operating in the area of Spiš (Spisz).