Anastacio T. Caedo.... “ THE RISEN CHRIST ”
also known as “ The Triune Christ:- The Risen Christ, The Sacred
Heart and Macho Christo”
By Anastacio T Caedo [1907 – 1990]
marble cast.
75.5 cm high x 28 cm wide
Signed on the back, A T Caedo.
Significant note:- In 1966, this sculpture “THE RISEN
CHRIST” won the Gold Medal at the Philippine Art Exposition.
Description.
The Sculptors depiction of the Risen Christ is quite wonderful, he
has placed the Risen Christ on top of a cloud as it moves through the
air and the Resurrected Christ is glowing with health and strength,
radiant in His triumph over death.
The Risen Christ is still wrapped in His prayer shawl but it is loose
and he is free of its binding constrictions. The shawl no longer
binds Him in death and now it is under his right foot, death is
defeated and the shawl flows up the back of his left leg, wraps
around his waist and continues up his back and flows out from His
left shoulder up into the air waving in the breeze as the Risen
Christ flies through the air.
On the top and bottom edges of the shawl lines can clearly be seen
across the folds. This would indicate that it is a prayer shawl, the
folds on the bottom are quite exaggerated and the lines are clearly
seen etched into the marble.
He is a smiling Christ looking down and forward.
The face of the Christ is beautifully carved, the features are
precise and distinct, his eyes are smiling and the very skilful
technique of placing a dot of marble on the eye ball gives the eyes
that wonderful life like quality.
The beard, eye brows and hair are carefully carved to show precise
detail and the hair falls onto his shoulders and around the back of
His neck.
As the Risen Christ smiles His teeth are revealed, His lips are full
and His nose is strong and straight.
His ear lobes can be seen protruding from under his hair line.
His sacred heart can be seen on the outside of His chest.
His torso is that of a strong well built man, full of health and
vitality as we would imagine the Risen Christ to be after conquering
death and sin, quite a magnificent looking man.
His legs and feet are bare and each foot has the nail holes in it ,
the evidence of His crucifixion.
Both hands are reaching forward as if to gather in humanity and on
both wrists are the nail holes from His crucifixion.
The sculpture is signed on the back of the sculpture below His left
foot. It is signed A.T. Caedo, it is not printed but signed as he
would his signature.
Distinguishing marks,
On the left foot, the first and second toe are cut deeper at the toe
nail than on the other toes.
The second finger on the left hand has a cut line across top of the
finger at the first knuckle, not seen on the other fingers.
Interesting note, the nail holes on this Caedo sculpture are seen on
the feet and on the wrists, but on his sculpture “ Pietra ” the
nail holes are seen on the feet and the hands. It would be
interesting to know why he used different two versions of the
stigmata?
Writtern by,
Mark E Shellshear.
Art Consultant.
markshellahear@gmail.com
Hello Mark. Thank you for your blog. This is a maquette for the large scale sculpture the late Professor made. It is sad that his grandson acquired a copy and had it remolded and unashamedly present it as his own sample of his artwork or for his entry in group shows to deceive would be clients.
ReplyDeleteHello Mark. Thank you for your blog. This is a maquette for the large scale sculpture the late Professor made. It is sad that his grandson acquired a copy and had it remolded and unashamedly present it as his own sample of his artwork or for his entry in group shows to deceive would be clients.
ReplyDeleteHello Mark. Thank you for your blog. This is a maquette for the large scale sculpture the late Professor made. It is sad that his grandson acquired a copy and had it remolded and unashamedly present it as his own sample of his artwork or for his entry in group shows to deceive would be clients.
ReplyDeleteHello Mark. Thank you for your blog. This is a maquette for the large scale sculpture the late Professor made. It is sad that his grandson acquired a copy and had it remolded and unashamedly present it as his own sample of his artwork or for his entry in group shows to deceive would be clients.
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